The strongest known fast radio burst has been traced to a 7-galaxy pileup
The galactic smashup is located 11 billion light-years from Earth
![A satellite image of the host galaxy of FRB 20220610A](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/011024_am_FRB-galaxy_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Seven galaxies are converging in a space the size of the Milky Way, triggering star formation and, perhaps, odd explosions like fast radio bursts.
NASA, ESA, STScI, Alexa Gordon/Northwestern