> located 11.7 million light-years from Earth
I might consider 11.7 light-years "unusual" or "baffling." But times that by a million and it becomes a lot less so.
I might consider 11.7 light-years "unusual" or "baffling." But times that by a million and it becomes a lot less so.
The farthest observable galaxy is 1.34 x 10^10 light years.
This FRB is 1.17 x 10^7 light years.
So if you're at zero and end of the line is at 1340, this FRB is at 1.17. That doesn't feel close?