An unusual elliptical galaxy with a history of absorbing smaller galaxies appears to be approaching its next target.

She noted, however, that the other FRB originating in a globular cluster was associated with a live galaxy, not an old elliptical in which star formation ceased billions of years ago. "It's clear ...

Although FRB 20240209A occurred in an elliptical galaxy, the two events share several other similarities. "A few years ago, the M81 FRB was surprisingly discovered within a dense cluster of stars ...

Researchers from Northwestern University and McGill University located the signal close to the edges of a historic elliptical galaxy which helped advance their knowledge of this phenomenon.