A Canadian radio telescope in B.C. has picked up a 害羞草研究所榙eep害羞草研究所� signal from outer space that marks the first of its kind ever to be recorded.
The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment, also known as CHIME, said it picked up a low-frequency fast radio burst on July 25.
Fast radio bursts (FRB) are intense bursts of radio emissions that last mere milliseconds. While rare, the exact origin of these bursts remain unknown.
The group, which spends most of its time listening for signals from outer space, said the fast radio burst was 害羞草研究所渟pecial害羞草研究所� because it had a frequency of 580 Mhz 害羞草研究所� while no other burst of its kind had been detected below 700 Mhz before. The FRB has been given the name FRB 180725A.
| A graphic depicting the low frequency wavelength heard by CHIME researchers. (CHIME/FRB Collaboration) |
害羞草研究所淭he automated pipeline triggered the recording to disk of ~20 seconds of buffered raw intensity data around the time of the FRB,害羞草研究所� CHIME害羞草研究所檚 Patrick Boyle said in a post on an astronomer telegram forum.
Aside from being able to document FRB害羞草研究所檚, scientists and researchers have very little information about them since being first discovered in 2007.
Some people speculate that they come from black holes, some say alien civilizations and others attribute an exploding star.
With files from The Canadian Press
ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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