Mysterious radio signal from space caught live for first time
Astronomers in Australia have picked up an “alien†radio signal from space. “The burst was identified within 10 seconds of its occurrence,†said Emily Petroff, a doctoral student from Melbourne’s Swinburne University of Technology. “The importance of the discovery was recognized very quickly and we were all working very excitedly to contact other astronomers and telescopes around the world to look at the location of the burst.â€
“The first fast radio burst was discovered in 2007,†Petroff tells FoxNews.com, “and up until our discovery there were 8 more found in old or archival data.†While researchers use telescopes in Hawaii, India, Germany, Chile, California, and the California Islands to search for bursts, it is the CSIRO Parkes radio telescope in Eastern Australia that is the first to catch one as its happening.
The cause of these mysterious signals remains unknown, with possible theories ranging from black holes to alien communication.
While the source of the fast radio burst remains a mystery, the team remains hopeful that they can learn from their mistakes and one day solve the case. “All we can do is learn from our experience with this discovery and create a more efficient system for next time,†Petroff says. “We still spend a large amount of time looking for fast radio bursts with the Parkes telescope and the next time we are in the right place at just the right time, we’ll be able to act faster than ever before and hopefully solve the mystery once and for all!
Although we don’t know what this is and where it is coming from, I wanted to ask: Do you believe there are other sentient beings in this Universe? I have my own theory about whether or not intelligent alien life has contacted human life on earth. It’s weird. I want to her your thoughts first. And, I PROMISE, I will share my weirdness later today!
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