They published their peer-reviewed paper about the intriguing discovery in The Astrophysical Journal on October 12. Ziteng Wang in the School of Physics at The University of Sydney led the international team of astronomers from Australia, Germany, the United States, Canada, South Africa, Spain and France who observed the signals. It might be a new kind of stellar object, the scientists said. The behavior of the radio emission doesn’t fit the pattern of any known source of radio signals. And so far, scientists haven’t explained them.Īstronomers discovered the variable signals using the ASKAP radio telescope in Australia. The radio waves are coming from the direction of the center of our Milky Way galaxy. This week (October 12, 2021), astronomers said they’ve detected new and unusual radio wave signals, unlike any found before. They’re generated by everything from planets and stars, exotic objects like pulsars and black holes, galaxies, and, of course, human technology. Radio emission is common in the universe. Image via Sebastian Zentilomo/ The University of Sydney. The source is named ASKAP J173608.2-321635, based on its coordinates on the sky. These are unlike any radio signals detected before and are puzzling scientists as to their origin. An artistic representation of the weird radio waves coming from the heart of the Milky Way.
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