Recently, a scientific document was published on the Arxiv University of Cornell, which describes a radio explosion, which lasted only 30 nanosconds. Perhaps it does not seem too interesting, except that the signal was thought to come from another galaxy. But then it turned out that it was only from the satellite. But then it turned out that the satellite had been dead for decades and could not actually produce such a transmission. So now it’s a story about a zombie satellite that sends impossible messages from the grave, in space. Still interested?
2024. June The Australian square kilometer Pathfinder (Askap) radio telescope found what is believed to be a rapid radio explosion (FRB). It makes sense, because this is exactly what they tried to find a telescope. Since Space.com reports, FRBS remains a mystery even after 20 years after their discovery, which, of course, makes them more researched by scientists. So it was quite great to detect one … While the team was investigating the find, it realized that the FRB didn’t make sense at all.
On the one hand, the signal was too short- usually the last micro- or milliseconds, not just nanaeconds. Yes, all those frames are incredibly small, but they are the same. The image of the radio telescope was also very blurred, which, like the usual camera, showed that the source was actually very, very close, not in the distant galaxy, from where the other FRB signals were. What happened on Earth (or off)? Well, the answer turned out to be very boring, just before incredibly strange.
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When scientists found out the exact position of the signal origin, they realized that it was actually so close to the ground that it could be a satellite for one new scientist. They crossed the known orbit and, of course, jumped out. Oh, harmony, only then the satellite. There’s no big deal – hey wait, is it a satellite died? Yes, not only are they dead but also long dead. The NASA relay was actually one of the first satellites of all time, started in 1964, Dawn Space Age. Together with his sister in the relay 1, they were experimental communication satellites to tie the Van Allen radiation belt for our friends Gizmodo. Then in 1967. June (Everything in this story happens in June, weird), the inner ones failed, and that was the end.
Except now, now is not now. Apparently, the long -dead experimental communications attendant decided to experiment with his connections very much because he suddenly sent the radio. If you are wondering how a dead satellite can do it, you are not alone because no one really knows it. In fact, the equipment on board cannot even hand over 30 nanoscond pulses. Rising from the grave to send impossible messages? What is it, space goat?
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Satellite dishes directed to the Milky Way – BJDLZX/Getty images
In their scientific document, the team the theoretorizes one of the two possible explanations of how Space.com provides. First, the accumulated electrostatic discharge (ESD) could have been accumulated, causing a short spark causing a radio explosion. Think how to rub your hand along the carpet, then touch something metal. The “carpet” would be ionized gas or plasma in space, so if the 2 relay passes through it, it could have encouraged it. This has been actually noticed before, but again, much longer than 30 nanaeconds, which can be true against this theory. If this turns out to be true, it actually has some practical value. ESDS is known to violate satellites, but they are difficult to detect. Perhaps these scientists stumbled upon them to detect them, making it easier to diagnose the wrong satellite.
The second theory, as if all this could not improve, was that the zombie satellite was actually hit by a tiny tiny micrometeorite traveling at speeds of 44,000 miles per hour. This little hypothetical guy would be just a few micrograms, but if he struck 2 relays, he would create a charged plasma puff, which would be a radio telescope.
Both of them are still just theory, and in fact, no one really knows it. If you think it really should be included in space necromants, I have no doubt that. Everything just shows that space is a huge, strange place, and even our brightest minds still scratch the surface of all that he needs to tell us.
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