A single fast radio burst localized to a massive galaxy at cosmological distance

• DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw5903
• Publication Date: 2019-06-27T23:15:12Z
• Authors: K. W. Bannister; A. T. Deller; C. Phillips; J.-P. Macquart; J. X. Prochaska; N. Tejos; S. D. Ryder; E. M. Sadler; R. M. Shannon; S. Simha; C. K. Day; M. McQuinn; F. O. North-Hickey; S. Bhandari; W. R. Arcus; V. N. Bennert; J. Burchett; M. Bouwhuis; R. Dodson; R. D. Ekers; W. Farah; C. Flynn; C. W. James; M. Kerr; E. Lenc; E. K. Mahony; J. O’Meara; S. Osłowski; H. Qiu; T. Treu; V. U; T. J. Bateman; D. C.-J. Bock; R. J. Bolton; A. Brown; J. D. Bunton; A. P. Chippendale; F. R. Cooray; T. Cornwell; N. Gupta; D. B. Hayman; M. Kesteven; B. S. Koribalski; A. MacLeod; N. M. McClure-Gri...; S. Neuhold; R. P. Norris; M. A. Pilawa; R.-Y. Qiao; J. Reynolds; D. N. Roxby; T. W. Shimwell; M. A. Voronkov; C. D. Wilson
• Keywords: Fast radio burst; Angular diameter

Pinpointing a single fast radio burst Fast bursts (FRBs) are flashes of emission from distant astronomical sources. Two FRBs known to have repeated, but most last just few milliseconds and never seen again. Most telescopes that sensitive poor angular resolutions, so the FRB host galaxies remain unknown. Bannister et al. used dedicated observing mode on interferometer detect localize nonrepeating 180924, then followed up with optical telescope observations (see Perspective by Petroff). They found came medium-sized galaxy at cosmological distance. Localizing will help determine their causes allow them be as probes. Science , this issue p. 565 ; see also 546