A team of astronomers and astrophysicists affiliated with several institutions in Australia has found that a mysterious fast radio burst (FRB) detected last year originated not from a distant source, but from one circling the planet—a long-dead satellite. The team has posted a paper outlining their findings on the arXiv preprint server.
not reading it was not due to my laziness, it is just i couldn’t make the joke otherwise. i don’t have a habit of forcefully promoting other people to a position of my assistant. but thank you anyway ;)