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A New GPS for the Intergalactic Medium: Astronomers Have Found the Home Address for Universe's "Missing" Matter
Learn MoreCambridge, MA— A new landmark study has pinpointed the location of the Universe's "missing" matter, and detected the most distant fast radio burst (FRB) on record. Using FRBs as a guide,…