But one thing’s certain: It came from a galaxy far, far away.
California Institute of Technology researchers claim to have traced a single radio burst back to its home nearly 8 billion light-years away.
Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, typically last anywhere from a fraction of a millisecond to a few milliseconds.
According to Mother Nature Network, FRBs have been enshrouded in mystery since they were first discovered in 2007.
They’re so powerful that they can reach Earth from impossibly far away, although it’s rare that we receive them.
That’s likely to change over the next few years as new pace-scanning equipment that specializes in FRBs comes online.
