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'Alien Signals' Detected From Dwarf Galaxy 3 Billion Light Years Away

'Alien Signals' Detected From Dwarf Galaxy 3 Billion Light Years Away

Wow.

Josh Teal

Josh Teal

Even 10 years after initial detection, cosmic radio waves have always left astronomers scratching their heads, with some believing that they are tied to extra-terrestrial life.

Now, the strange bursts of energy have been linked to a dwarf galaxy over 3 billion light years from Earth.

Some suggested these mysterious bursts of energy could be a sign of alien life trying to contact us.

Now the signals have finally been tied to a source - a dwarf galaxy more than 3 billion light years from Earth.

These bursts, known as Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs, were first discovered in 2007. Due to their random nature, it has taken a while for astronmers to conclude that they are anything other than mere glitches.

It was the repeating burst found in 2012 that led a team of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and Cornell University to keep regular tabs on its surrounding area.

Cornell University's Shami Chatterjee said: "We now know that this particular burst comes from a dwarf galaxy more than three billion light-years from Earth.

"That simple fact is a huge advance in our understanding of these events."

Casey Law, of UOCaB, said: "For a long time, we came up empty, then got a string of bursts that gave us exactly what we needed."

"We are the first to show that this is a cosmological phenomenon. It's not something in our backyard. And we are the first to see where this thing is happening, in this little galaxy, which I think is a surprise," Law added.

"Now our objective is to figure out why that happens."

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Topics: space