World’s largest radio telescope detects mystery flashes 3 billion light years away from Earth

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An international team of scientists using the world’s largest radio telescope has detected a mysterious series of bright flashes from 3 billion light years away. The flashes, known as repeating fast radio bursts (FRB), each last for only a few milliseconds, but can release as much energy as our own solar system’s sun emits in an entire year. Most FRBs detected in the past have been recorded only once, and the latest from a distant galaxy are among the “most active” ever seen, according to scientists. The radio telescope used to detect the signals is the Five-hundred-metre Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) located in southwestern China.

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[starryskyhighway]

took 3 billion years to came to us and
currently probably already become larger thing that need 3 more billion years to flex his current status

[rome.u]

Imagine what we could achieve if all nation collaborates on these kinds of project.

[rcnightlife]

Imagine traveling that far to find the truth but can't get back to Earth.

[DescendDab]

My guess is that its a pulsar/neutron star at the end of its life, beaming energy in the perfect direction to hit Earth? But im not too sure.

[RespectOthers]

I’ve been waiting for FAST to discover something new and important.

[niubilities]

This happened when the earth was 1.5b years old, but we see it only now. Just 🤯

[yong]

This flash tooks 3 billions years to come to our eyes, and maybe there is already life after 3 billions years ?

[DevSarman]

If you want to literally seeing into the past, you could just stare at the night sky

[KiwiImpactSaint]

Whatever sent the signals, is no more.

[leandrobayonito]

Is FRB different from the usual Gamma Ray Burst or GRB? 🤔

[boneman]

In my state where i live people dont care about trees and nature
So i was more amazed to see mountains full of trees and nature at its best.

[nash]

No ones telling them that whatever caused the burst happened 3 billion years ago😂😂😂so we a bit to late

[ArnoldTeras]

I thought the Americans secretly made some covert agreements with the extraterrestrial entities engaging with Earth already??

[slimpickinser]

Two gas planets colliding into one another would be my guess if the light source was unkown.

[aerisgainsborough]

And they write in English for our convenience...

[somedayitsgonnamakesense]

tell them there's water in there and Nestle will launch a rocket by tomorrow morning

[Layput]

I've read somewhere that a dying star emits enormous amounts of energy.

[qunqin]

I am sure NASA will question why the radio signals were not broadcasted in english billions of light years ago. 🤭🤣🙄

[alienx]

U will surprise to know that aliens from billion light years far away use ENGLISH as their language and sometimes they send us WOW in English only

[calvinkong]

Im think is universe is bigger then we can thinks.. 3 billion light years caming