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    Nemeski@lemm.ee to Space@mander.xyz · 11 days ago

    A fast radio burst detected last year turned out to be from long-dead NASA satellite

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    A fast radio burst detected last year turned out to be from long-dead NASA satellite

    www.universetoday.com

    Nemeski@lemm.ee to Space@mander.xyz · 11 days ago
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    A team of astronomers and astrophysicists affiliated with several institutions in Australia has found that a mysterious fast radio burst (FRB) detected last year originated not from a distant source, but from one circling the planet—a long-dead satellite. The team has posted a paper outlining their findings on the arXiv preprint server.
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    • thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org
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      maybe it’s V’Ger?

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        Probably one of those funky Loa AIs from Zion.

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      we’re getting trolled my space garbage, like being there and moving fast is not enough of an inconvenience

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      Zombie satellites, sure why not. Put it on the Pile of Dread

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      I love when these things come back to life randomly

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      Interesting python package they referenced: https://pypi.org/project/skyfield/

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      When are we going to do something about all these zombie satellites and other space junk just floating in a fixed orbit around earth for all eternity? We really should send somebody up there to clean up that mess.

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