There may not be many radio astronomy printouts that have achieved universal fame, but the one from Ohio State University’s Big Ear telescope upon which astronomer [Jerry R. Ehman] wrote R…
  • xantoxis@lemmy.world
    73·
    3 months ago

    I’m no astonomist, but didn’t they keep the thing pointed in that direction for a long ass time trying to pick it back up? If it was a natural phenomenon it seems like they should have seen it again.

    I’m definitely not saying it was aliens, but this doesn’t feel like it explains the whole thing.

    • Glowstick@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      3 months ago

      Lots of natural phenomena only happen a single time per object, and lots of phenomena that do happen multiple times per object can go eons between those events, and lots of objects in space are moving incredibly quickly so they aren’t in the same place as before, and many objects rotate so they aren’t facing the same direction as they were before

      • xantoxis@lemmy.world
        3·
        3 months ago

        The article puts forward a specific hypothesis, though: a magnetar and a hydrogen cloud. My understanding of those objects is they don’t move very fast. And the article acts as if this is a solved problem but the solution seems to be “Iunno, could be anything” which makes me wonder how they can be so sure.