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Astronomers stumbled on baffling feature while looking for something else entirely
Scientists have found an unexpected and unexplained signal from outside our galaxy.
The researchers stumbled on the mysterious feature in data from Nasa’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope while looking for something else entirely, they said.
THIS ARTIST’S CONCEPT SHOWS THE ENTIRE SKY IN GAMMA RAYS WITH MAGENTA CIRCLES ILLUSTRATING THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE DIRECTION FROM WHICH MORE HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA RAYS THAN AVERAGE SEEM TO BE ARRIVING
(NASA’S GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER)
The signal appears to be related to another gamma-ray signal – facing in a similar direction and with nearly the exact same magnitude – which itself has not been explained.
www.independent.co.uk
Scientists have found an unexpected and unexplained signal from outside our galaxy.
The researchers stumbled on the mysterious feature in data from Nasa’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope while looking for something else entirely, they said.
THIS ARTIST’S CONCEPT SHOWS THE ENTIRE SKY IN GAMMA RAYS WITH MAGENTA CIRCLES ILLUSTRATING THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE DIRECTION FROM WHICH MORE HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA RAYS THAN AVERAGE SEEM TO BE ARRIVING
(NASA’S GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER)
The signal appears to be related to another gamma-ray signal – facing in a similar direction and with nearly the exact same magnitude – which itself has not been explained.
Nasa sees ‘unexpected and unexplained’ signal coming from outside our galaxy
Astronomers stumbled on baffling feature while looking for something else entirely
www.independent.co.uk
