A global team of astronomers detected an eight-billion-year-old fast radio burst (FRB) that is the most ancient to date. The record-breaking FRB destroyed the old record by 50 percent.

FRBs are extraordinary events that generate as much energy in a thousandth of a second as the Sun does in a year. Because they also disappear in the blink

Source: Hot Hardware – Astronomers Detect A Mysterious Radio Burst That Took 8 Billion Years To Reach Earth