Strange Radio Pulses Detected Coming from Ice in Antarctica
June 15th, 2025Via: PennState:
A cosmic particle detector in Antarctica has emitted a series of bizarre signals that defy the current understanding of particle physics, according to an international research group that includes scientists from Penn State. The unusual radio pulses were detected by the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) experiment, a range of instruments flown on balloons high above Antarctica that are designed to detect radio waves from cosmic rays hitting the atmosphere.
Paper: Search for the Anomalous Events Detected by ANITA Using the Pierre Auger Observatory
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