matrix3 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Astronomers detect a faraway signal "six times brighter than the combined emission of all known radio sources in the universe." Space is typically thought of as a very quiet place. But one team of astronomers has found a strange cosmic noise that booms six times louder than expected. The roar is from the distant cosmos. Nobody knows what causes it. Many objects in the universe, including stars and quasars, emit radio waves. Even our home galaxy, the Milky Way, emits a static hiss (first detected in 1931 by physicist Karl Jansky). Other galaxies also send out a background radio hiss. But the newly detected signal, described here today at the 213th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, is far louder than astronomers expected. There is "something new and interesting going on in the universe," said Alan Kogut of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The signal is measured to be six times brighter than the combined emission of all known radio sources in the universe. For now, the origin of the signal remains a mystery. "We really don't know what it is,"said team member Michael Seiffert of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyrath Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Re: Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected OH NO!!! IT'S KING GHIDORAH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StGrimblefig Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Re: Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected Or perhaps it is "...as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced." ?? Since it is from "the distant cosmos," and it would have taken quite some time to travel to our little corner of the universe, I think this qualifies as having come from "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Re: Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected Eavesdropping on the Big Bang.... Lucius Alexander The palindromedary thinks that whatever it is, it got our attention...we need to make like Horton's Whos and send back the strongest signal we can muster to let whatever it is know we're here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Main Man Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Re: Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected It's the Bloop's mom and she's pissed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Main Man Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Re: Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected Perhaps, even worse, it's Azathoth, the writhing nuclear chaos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuSoardGraphite Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Re: Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected Oh, thats just the background noise from the six closest Alternate Universes. Nothing to see here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Re: Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected Not to worry, it's just another civlization reaching singularity - hooray for the Fermi Paradox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Steve Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Re: Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected I, for one, welcome our new overlords... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Main Man Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Re: Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected If anything they might resolve the current economic crisis within two years, thus ensuring victory against Obama in '12, those magnificent bastards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psistrike Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Re: Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected Actually, it is a side-effect from the reality gate which was opened by a warlord from another planet. He is, fortunately with his current level of technology, at least 500 years from being able to reach earth. Traveling at 1000x the speed of light, that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstone Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Re: Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected It's a little green man saying "Can you hear me now?". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuSoardGraphite Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Re: Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected Actually' date=' it is a side-effect from the reality gate which was opened by a warlord from another planet. He is, fortunately with his current level of technology, at least 500 years from being able to reach earth. Traveling at 1000x the speed of light, that is. [/quote'] Only 1000 times the speed of light? Thats incredibly slow! Thats like only Warp 10! Thats why I think Space Fold/Jump Gates are more practical than Warp or Hyperspace. Its just too slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Re: Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected What I find most interesting is it was measured using a high-altitude balloon. Heck, I didn't know they still did measurements/experiments with those! Very cool, IMO. Dr. Infamous thinks it's an imminent attack by the Enig-Maw, but no need to worry--his supersonic telepathic mechanical penguins with laser eyes can take care of it. If the world's leaders will proclaim him Overlord of Earth Dr. Infamous, the Enig-Maw, and the s.t.m.penguins w/l.e. are all products of Basil Twisted Imagination, Unincorporated. All rights left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Re: Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected Congrats, you've just detected Hive Fleet Leviathan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 Re: Mystery Roar from Faraway Space Detected Except that it's been translated into English: "Let there be light" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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