Astronomers detect a radio heartbeat billions of light-years from Earth | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Astronomers detected a persistent radio signal from a far-off galaxy that appears to flash with surprising regularity. Named FRB 20191221A, this fast radio burst, or FRB, is currently the longest-lasting FRB, with the clearest periodic pattern, detected to date.

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