Scientists reveal source of radio signals from the other side of our universe that travelled 200 million years to get to Earth
- Scientists have found some exciting new information about radio signals traveling to Earth
- They came from the other side of our universe and traveled 200 million years
- Despite only lasting a short while, they still shone bright
Published on Mar 06, 2025 at 7:45 PM (UTC+4)
by Grace Donohoe
Last updated on Mar 06, 2025 at 7:45 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
Scientists have revealed the source of radio signals from the other side of the universe that traveled 200 million light years to get to Earth.
Hint- it shines bright and can be seen up high if you squint.
It’s all to do with magnetic forces and fields – as you’ll find out.
But, just what does it actually mean in terms of space exploration?
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When it comes to space, scientists really do know their stuff.
For example, NASA recently unveiled a new space telescope more powerful than the James Webb.
It’s aimed at providing a clearer understanding of the universe’s beginnings – interesting, right?
EVs have also even been taken up into the stratosphere.
These astronomers in Massachusetts were forced to delete an unusual asteroid discovery because it was actually Tesla Roadster in space.
These new findings about radio signals may just blow your mind
Way back when, in 2022, a blast of radio signals were detected from space.
Now it’s been revealed that it originated from a neutron star’s ‘magnetosphere’ – AKA magnetic field – some 200 million light years away in a distant galaxy.
These radio signal bursts can shift at high speeds but last a mere thousandth of a second – literally the blink of an eye – and still shine incredibly bright.
After a burst from 2022 came to light this year, some savvy academics dug deeper into the heart of it.
The clever peeps at MIT – the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – looked at the brightness of the burst.
They concluded that it came from the magnetic field around the core of a star that had exploded into space.
The most interesting thing, though? The reflected beam it produced was the shape of a smooth S-curve, which shows that it was twisting and moving.
What does this mean?
The findings are related to the groups of neutron stars known as pulsars. After more research, it was found that the radio burst actually happened just 10,000km from the surface of the neutron star.
Which is less than the distance between Singapore and New York – impressive, right?
According to MIT News, the clever team’s findings are the first conclusive evidence that a radio burst like this can originate from the magnetosphere.
Proving that this really is the start of something new.
Plus, the pattern the burst traced is quite similar to those coming from our own Milky Way – which then raised questions about the source.
If this is your kind of thing, keep a close eye on our space news – you never know, NASA could come knocking.
In fact, it previously offered $3 million to anyone who figured out how to do this one thing in space.
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