(ORDO NEWS) — This discovery could turn the idea of space upside down. Collisions of small but very dense objects can be the source of signals.
Astronomers from Australia have proposed a new theory of the emergence of fast radio bursts – mysterious radio pulses, which have long been perceived as unsolved puzzles.
Researchers from Curtin University have presented a scientific paper in which they link these phenomena to the collision of neutron stars.
The new discovery will help revise the idea about these mysterious objects, because now astronomers can explain the appearance of unusual very powerful energy emissions that have occupied them for more than 10 years.
Scientists have conducted a study of oscillations in space-time created by neutron stars, which makes it possible to draw such a conclusion.
Fast radio bursts are one of the most mysterious phenomena in space.
They represent the most powerful emissions of radio energy, which can shine brighter than all the stars in the galaxy. But it is still unknown where these radio pulses come from and what causes them.
Recent research by Australian scientists, may change our understanding of the origin of fast radio bursts.
Scientists suggest that these phenomena may be related to the collisions of neutron stars – very dense objects that appear after the death of giant ordinary stars.
As scientists report, they detected gravitational waves caused by the merger of two neutron stars using the special laser-interferometric gravitational-wave observatory ligo.
And then, just a few hours later, they detected a very strong fast radio burst coming from the same region of space.
The study supports the theory that some fast radio bursts may be the result of the merger of two neutron stars. When these stars collide, they can create enormous amounts of energy that quickly spread throughout space.
However, scientists also note that there are other possible sources of fast radio bursts. For example, repeated phenomena can be associated with magnetars – neutron stars that have very powerful magnetic fields.
All this makes fast radio bursts one of the most amazing and mysterious phenomena in space.
The discovery by Australian scientists could be of great importance to our understanding of the cosmos and the supernova events that take place within it.
Who knows, maybe in the future scientists will find new and even more amazing ways to study the universe.
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