Could those cosmic bursts be black holes eating their neighbours?

Astronomers are trying to fathom a ‘cosmic mystery’ originating from a distant dwarf galaxy

09 June 2022 - 19:58 By WILL DUNHAM

Powerful bursts of radio waves emanating from a distant dwarf galaxy that were detected using a massive telescope in China are moving scientists closer to solving what one called a “cosmic mystery” that has lingered for years...

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