Astronomers say that "we discovered mysteriousradio waves billions of light-years from Earth." Based on the intensity and distance of four incoming radio waves, scientists believe that they come from a time when the universe was only half its present age. How can we originate the mysterious signal?
The theory about the source of the received radio waves, as usual, there are many. Some say that they are a consequence of the collision of huge objects such as neutron stars or black holes. Others believe that they come from the earth transmitters of great power transmissions. However, there are and those who emphasize that the received signal is the work of extraterrestrial civilizations (intentional or unintentional), sent billions of years ago.
Dan Thornton, lead author of the study from the University of Manchester said the results show some extreme events involving large amounts of energy as a source of radio pulses. Radio frequency radiation of unknown origin was discovered six years ago, but no one was sure "what it was". "Our report describes four consecutive explosions, removing any doubt as to whether they are true," says Dan Thornton.
As emphasized by astronomers at the current opportunities and will learn, you will be lucky to look into space "in the right place at the right time." The research team used the 64-meter radio telescope in Australia to get the best results. Some researchers believe that the origin of the mysterious radio waves may be the work of magnetic neutron stars known as magnetars.
"Magnetars may produce more energy per millisecond than our Sun by 300.000 years. This is our main candidate for solving the mystery of the source, but we can not say with absolute certainty," said Professor Matthew Bailes of Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne.
The team says that the results will be a significant help for a better understanding of the properties of places where radio waves are "fired". "It's hard for us to understand some things in the universe. Mysterious signal is a good example," says study co-author Ben Stappers. So it appears that none of the proposed theories in the introduction, the article can not be ruled out ...
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