Posted on 12/16/2023 7:05:09 PM PST by Libloather
A team of astronomers says they have detected a never-before-heard radio signal that offers insights into the mystery of uncharted deep space.
This signal is known as a Fast Radio Burst (FRB), a bright flash of radio light lasting for a few milliseconds and originating from beyond the Milky Way.
Some FRBs repeat themselves, and a new study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society has shed new light. The study has detected a highly active repeating FRB signal behaving differently than anything previously detected.
"This work is exciting because it provides both confirmation of known FRB properties and the discovery of some new ones," said lead author Sofia Sheikh, of the SETI Institute in California.
Over a two-month period, Sheikh and other scientists observed 35 FRBs from a single source, FRB 20220912A. They discovered a fascinating pattern emerging from their observations.
Most repeating FRBs gradually get lower in pitch as they go on, according to astronomers. However, FRB 20220912A is different. It has a never-before-seen change in pitch that sounds like a cosmic slide-whistle which can be heard when the data is converted into a sound clip using a xylophone.
The high-pitched notes are at the beginning of the clip, while the low-pitched notes are at the end, like someone playing a xylophone and repeatedly hitting the lowest note, scientists at the SETI Institute report.
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That was very clever.
Well done.
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!
Fast Radio Burst would be a pretty good name for a rock band.
OK, just how did they determine it came from beyond our galaxy?
Kenneth, what’s the frequency
“the data is converted into a sound clip using a xylophone.”
I want to see that! A Theramin I could believe. Maybe even a harpsichord. But a XYLOPHONE?
..-..-..-..-----
She came from Planet Claire
I knew she came from there
She drove a Plymouth Satellite
Oh, faster than the speed of light
“Please silence Taylor Swift, we’re sick of her too”
“OK, just how did they determine it came from beyond our galaxy?”
Red shift...
Drink more ovaltine
Well....so what? Now, what?
Something originating from beyond our Milky Way galaxy - in other words from some galaxy beyond - is not, nor can ever be, relevant to human civilization.
They want that ‘it’s alien’s’ guys’ address. They’re sick of him, too.
WKRP in Cincinatti rebound signal?
VIGOR speaking!!
An orbiting, rotating pulsar.
Hmm...
I like it.
It is strange that they never provide audio clips instead of just telling us what it sounds like.
Ha! My hometown baby!
Still working on signal, but getting close ...
CODIV OVBIOUS SCAN, BDINE EELTCION FRADU
Anybody?
If we heard it they’d have to kill us. /s
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