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A Radio Telescope Captured the Noise Humanity Leaks Into Space
Inverse· 1 day agoA radio telescope on its way to the Moon captured a “selfie” of our planet’s radio waves, updating a...
What's causing a weird, repeating signal from space? Astronomers are stumped.
Astronomy Magazine· 5 days agoWhen astronomers turn our radio telescopes out towards space, we sometimes detect sporadic bursts of...
Scientists find slowest spinning 'radio neutron star' — it breaks all the dead-star rules
Space via Yahoo News· 5 days agoNeutron stars grow old gracefully Neutron stars like ASKAP J1935+2148 are born when massive stars...
What Was The Wow! Signal And Why Is It So Famous?
IFLScience· 5 days agoWhen astronomer Jerry Ehman noticed something unusual in the printout from Ohio State University’s radio telescope, his response became the most famous ...
Scientists investigate strange cosmic signal with unusual repeating pattern
TechSpot· 2 days agoNot only does it repeat every hour, but it also cycles through three different states. The ASKAP radio telescope in Australia detected the ASKAP J1935+2148 ...
“Extraordinary” Slow-Spinning Neutron Star Shakes Astrophysics
SciTechDaily· 7 days agoAustralian scientists from the University of Sydney and Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO,...
Unexplainable radio signal has astronomers scratching their heads
BGR· 5 days agoSpace is full of strange signals, but one unexplainable radio signal has astronomers especially...
Polarized light yields fresh insight into mysterious fast radio bursts
Ars Technica· 16 hours agoAstronomers have been puzzling over the origins of mysterious fast radio bursts (FRBs) since the...
Radio telescope finds another mystery long-repeat source
Ars Technica· 7 days agoThis is a pretty big tangent, but the name "ASKAPJ193505.1+214841.0" made me think that this is a good time to explain why astronomical objects can have such weird names. The most famous catalog ...
Mysterious Origins: Polarized Light Transforms Our Understanding of Fast Radio Bursts
SciTechDaily· 18 hours agoA study analyzing the properties of polarized light from 128 non-repeating FRBs reveals mysterious...