Radio bursts from space are becoming increasingly unpredictable

the Fast radio bursts (FRB), known as millisecond-long bursts of radio waves that Origin unknown. For this reason, it has become one of the most enduring mysteries of the universe.

A recent study provided new evidence suggesting this Celestial phenomena can also be unpredictableBecause there is no time pattern between each explosion.

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It has achieved telescopes around the world Capturing fast radio bursts since 2007. However, astronomers have not yet been able to deduce the origin of these phenomena, because they are very surprising.

A few days ago, the scientific magazine Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyA study was published with new information to provide researchers who are searching for the source of the explosions. but this It raised more questions than answersaccording to the information he shared CNN.

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The report details Detection of a recurring fast radio burst It’s called FRB 20220912A, and it was discovered thanks to the California-based SETI Institute’s Allen Telescope Array.

It was like this The team detected more than 30 fast flows from the same source over a two-month period.

Although many researchers have found similarities between the appearance times of some eruptions. Detailed examination showed a Noticeable decrease in the center frequency of bursts, which was like a heavenly whistle. Which indicates that these celestial phenomena cannot be predicted.

Regarding the origin of fast radio bursts, astronomers believe that some bursts could come from magnetars (a type of neutron star with an extremely strong magnetic field).

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However, other research has shown that they can come from collisions between dense neutron stars or dead stars, which are called white dwarfs.

“We are working to narrow down the origin of fast radio bursts to extreme objects such as magnetars, however There is no existing model that can explain all the properties observed so farsaid Dr. Sophia Shaikh, lead author of the study and a National Science Foundation MPS-Ascend postdoctoral fellow at the SETI Institute.

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