Brightest FRB RBFLOAT Traced to Galaxy
Astronomers have detected RBFLOAT, the most luminous fast radio burst to date, precisely tracing this incredibly powerful flash to a nearby galaxy, NGC 4141, using CHIME Outrigger telescopes. This non-repeating event, which briefly outshone all other radio sources in its galaxy, challenges existing theories about FRBs and revealed a faint infrared signal potentially from a red giant star or fading light echo.