The scientists originally assumed that the signal came from a distant object in the cosmos, but further analysis revealed that the long-dead Relay-2 was in fact the culprit behind the mysterious pulse ...

Satellites that retire are deorbited into a graveyard orbit within 25 years of their missions ending. This is the case with ...

A powerful and mysterious blast of radio waves that astronomers believed was a fast radio burst (FRB) from far beyond the ...

Astronomers have finally solved a year-long mystery that had them baffled after discovering a mysterious signal. Australian ...

Mystery radio signal sent to Earth from ‘closest ever point’ within Milky Way By . ... researchers analyzed data from the European Space Agency’s INTEGRAL satellite.

If the satellite was struck by such an object, the collision would have released a very small cloud of plasma, according to researchers. This plasma can magnify an FRB signal, making it seem stronger.

NASA Satellite Mystery Solved: ... NASA's systems had been replaced and updated in the 12 years since the satellite stopped phoning home. ... will continue to analyze signal data from the satellite.

A comet passing by might create a signal very similar to the Wow! signal. ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM – CC BY-SA IGO 3.0 A subtle trail of scientific clues led Paris to this suspect.

How Amateur Astronomer Just Discovered NASA Satellite Missing for 12 Years. ... He picked up a signal he didn’t immediately recognize, ... and its sudden reappearance only deepens the mystery.