{
  "id": 13394455,
  "title": "Scientists Detect Record-Breaking Radio Signal from the Ancient Universe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/scientists-detect-record-breaking-radio-signal-from-the-ancient",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-10T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "404 Media",
    "slug": "404-media",
    "url": "https://www.404media.co/scientists-detect-record-breaking-radio-signal-from-the-ancient-universe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Scientists have identified a groundbreaking radio signal from the ancient universe, potentially shedding light on cosmic evolution. The fast radio burst, known as FRB 20240304B, erupted when the universe was just three billion years old and originated from a galaxy more than 10 billion light years away, making it the most distant FRB discovered to date. The signal was detected using South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope and further confirmed by the James Webb Space Telescope. The host galaxy of this ancient burst is low-mass, star-forming, and has low metallicity, which suggests a possible magnetar origin. This discovery opens up the possibility of finding more FRBs at high redshifts and provides valuable insights into the evolution of the universe.",
  "summary": "A fast radio burst that traveled across 10 billion light years reached Earth in 2024, doubling the distance record for these unexplained and energetic signals from space.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}