A group of Australian scientists registered three new fast radio bursts with the Molonglo radio telescope, located 40 km from Canberra. Scientists have also been able to confirm that they come from distant space, and are not the result of interference from terrestrial devices, according to Swinburne University of Technology.
The nature of fast radio bursts is still unclear. The most incredible hypothesis is the signals of an alien civilization. Fast radio bursts were first detected by the Parks CSIRO radio telescope about 10 years ago. These signals, coming from a very powerful source, last only a few milliseconds.
Fast radio bursts, designated 160317, 160410, and 160608, were detected over a 6-month period.
The Molonglo radio telescope occupies a huge area of 18 thousand square meters. m. It collects 1 thousand terabytes of data per day, which are analyzed by a special program to identify fast radio bursts.
The signals detected by the Molonglo radio telescope came from different places in space. Scientists have not been able to detect repeated radio bursts.