Scientists detect an unexplainable radio signal from outer space that repeats every 16 days
Doyle Rice
USA TODAY
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The bursts originated from a galaxy 500 million light-years away.
It's probably not aliens, MIT said in a statement.
One of the greatest mysteries in astronomy is the origin of such bursts.
For the first time, scientists have detected a radio signal from outer space that repeats at regular intervals.
The series of "fast radio bursts" – short-lived pulses of radio waves that come from across the universe – were detected about once an hour for four days and then stopped, only to start up again 12 days later.
This cycle repeated every 16.35 days for more than a year, according to a new paper about the research.
The bursts originated from a galaxy about 500 million light-years away.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/12/fast-radio-burst-signal-outer-space-repeats-every-16-days/4726301002/#:~:text=For%20the%20first%20time%2C%20scientists%20have%20detected%20a,only%20to%20start%20up%20again%2012%20days%20later.
Why do we not get more messages from outer space? Is it possible that they like many of us, recognize the best use of time is to go within seeking messages?
