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Astronomers detect mysterious radio waves that took 8 billion years to reach earth

The journal Science says that the burst only lasted a fraction of a second but released as much energy as the sun emits over a 30-year period.

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Oct 20, 2023, 6:51 AM

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Astronomers have detected a mysterious burst of radio waves that took 8 billion years to reach earth.

The journal Science says that the burst only lasted a fraction of a second but released as much energy as the sun emits over a 30-year period.

The first cosmic flash of this kind was detected on earth nearly 20 years ago. Since then, hundreds of others have been discovered.

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