For the first time, astronomers have traced an enigmatic blast of radio waves to its source.
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25 February 2016
The original version of this article gave the wrong affiliation for Evan Keane.
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Zastrow, M. Mysterious radio burst pinpointed in distant galaxy. Nature (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2016.19441
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