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Mysterious Deep Space Signals

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:31 am
by Wade Hampton III
Astronomers have revealed details of mysterious signals emanating from a
distant galaxy, picked up by a telescope in Canada. The precise nature
and origin of the blasts of radio waves is unknown.
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There are a number of theories about what could be causing them. They
include a neutron star with a very strong magnetic field that is spinning
very rapidly, two neutron stars merging together, and, among a minority
of observers, some form of alien spaceship.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46811618

Re: Mysterious Deep Space Signals

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 2:32 am
by Jim Mathias
Wade Hampton III wrote:Astronomers have revealed details of mysterious signals emanating from a
distant galaxy, picked up by a telescope in Canada. The precise nature
and origin of the blasts of radio waves is unknown.
How does a telescope pick up radio waves?

Re: Mysterious Deep Space Signals

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 3:55 am
by Wade Hampton III
Jim Mathias wrote:
Wade Hampton III wrote:Astronomers have revealed details of mysterious signals emanating from a
distant galaxy, picked up by a telescope in Canada. The precise nature
and origin of the blasts of radio waves is unknown.
How does a telescope pick up radio waves?
If you had followed the link, you would have learned that it was a radio telescope.