Posted on 08/02/2018 8:05:24 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A new radio telescope in Canada is doing its job picking up mysterious signals from deep space known as "fast radio bursts" (FRBs).
The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) in British Columbia detected the first-ever FRB at frequencies below 700 MHz on July 25, a signal named FRB 180725A.
As you might guess, FRBs are milliseconds-long bursts of radio emissions that come from some unknown source across the universe. They're one of the newer cosmic mysteries around, having been first detected only about a decade ago. Possible explanations include bursts from magnetars, exploding black holes, and yes, highly advanced alien civilizations.
The CHIME radio telescope at dusk in British Columbia. Andre Recnik A new radio telescope in Canada is doing its job picking up mysterious signals from deep space known as "fast radio bursts" (FRBs). The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) in British Columbia detected the first-ever FRB at frequencies below 700 MHz on July 25, a signal named FRB 180725A. As you might guess, FRBs are milliseconds-long bursts of radio emissions that come from some unknown source across the universe. They're one of the newer cosmic mysteries around, having been first detected only about a decade ago. Possible explanations include bursts from magnetars, exploding black holes, and yes, highly advanced alien civilizations.
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The announcement also notes that additional FRBs have been found in the past week at frequencies as low as 400 MHz and early indications suggest they aren't coming from known sources on Earth.
So far only one FRB has been observed repeating and researchers say whatever is sending that signal across the universe is stupendously powerful.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnet.com ...
The repeating FRB slowed down 1,200 percent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sceNL3sqxVI
Probably a boomerang of 1950’s I Love Lucy transmissions.
“It’s not a distress call, more like a warning!” From the movie ALIEN.
6EQUJ5, the sequel?
“A big booming voice from the sky”
Name the movie.
Probably the warning....we got sixty years to prepare.
Goldilocks calling papa bear.
be sure to drink your ovaltine
Jodie Foster, please pick up the courtesy phone
Wow!
Art Bell phoning home ?
Gee! Another one!
‘This is Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz of the Galactic Hyperspace Planning Council, As you will no doubt be aware, the plans for development of the outlying regions of the Galaxy require the building of a hyperspatial express route through your star system, and regrettably your planet is one of those scheduled for demolition. The process will take slightly less than two of your Earth minutes. Thank you.’
Yummy Yvonne Craig.
My father got nervous when he saw me watching that episode when I was in sixth grade.
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