An Ignoble Experiment: Radio signal from 8 billion light-years away could reveal the secrets of the universe's 'dark age'

2023/01/23

Radio signal from 8 billion light-years away could reveal the secrets of the universe's 'dark age'

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January 23, 2023

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Radio signal from 8 billion light-years away could reveal the secrets of the universe's 'dark age'

(National Centre for Radio Astrophysics)

By using warped space-time as a magnifying glass, astronomers have picked up the most distant signal of its kind from a remote galaxy, and it could blow open a window into how our universe formed.

The record-breaking radio frequency signal, picked up by the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in India, came from the galaxy SDSSJ0826+5630, located 8.8 billion light-years from Earth, meaning the signal was emitted when the universe was roughly a third of its current age.

Full Story: Live Science (1/20)

History & Archaeology

Royal tomb discovered near Luxor dates to time when female pharaoh co-ruled ancient Egypt

(Courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 3,500-year-old royal tomb near Luxor. The tomb was likely constructed at a time when Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh, co-ruled ancient Egypt.

"Partial inscriptions and ceramic evidence suggest this was constructed during the joint-reign of Thutmose III and Hatshepsut," archaeologists said in a statement.

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Life's Little Mysteries

Is the Yellowstone supervolcano really 'due' for an eruption?

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Beneath Yellowstone National Park, a vast region of spectacular wilderness visited by around 3 million people annually, lurks one of the largest volcanoes in the world.

Should we be worried? Will Yellowstone erupt anytime soon?

Full Story: Live Science (1/21)

Your Health

New 'concerning' strain of drug-resistant gonorrhea found in U.S. for 1st time

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A strain of gonorrhea that's resistant to multiple classes of antibiotics recently infected two people in Massachusetts, the state's Department of Public Health announced Thursday (Jan. 19).

This is the first time that "resistance or reduced response to five classes of antibiotics has been identified in gonorrhea in the United States," the department reported.

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Curious Creatures

Domesticated chickens could wipe out their wild ancestors - by having sex with them

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Red junglefowl are under threat from domesticated chickens that want to mate with them, a new study shows.

These wild birds, the ancestors of domesticated chickens, risk losing their genetic diversity because they are breeding with farmed chickens that putter around their natural habitat.

Full Story: Live Science (1/19)

'Monster cane toad' dubbed 'Toadzilla' found in Australia

(Queensland Department of Environment and Science)

A jumbo-size cane toad (Rhinella marina) captured in Queensland, Australia, has tipped the scales at a whopping 6 pounds (2.7 kilograms), earning it the nickname "Toadzilla" and likely making it the largest example of the species on record.

Rangers stumbled upon the hefty amphibian on Jan. 19 in Conway National Park while they were conducting track work.

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