3: Number of seconds of the persistent fast radio burst (FRB) recently detected from a “far-off galaxy”
1,000: Number of times longer that is than the average FRB
2007: Year of the first FRB detected
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¹Footnotes
FRB: [mit.edu](https://news.mit.edu/2022/astronomers-detect-radio-heartbeat-billions-light-years-earth-0713).
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