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Something in Deep Space Is Sending Signals to Earth in Steady 16-Day Cycles. Oh, ha, there’s nothing to see here, nothing at all. Everything’s fine. Via Vice:
A mysterious radio source located in a galaxy 500 million light years from Earth is pulsing on a 16-day cycle, like clockwork, according to a new study. This marks the first time that scientists have ever detected periodicity in these signals, which are known as fast radio bursts (FRBs), and is a major step toward unmasking their sources.
FRBs are one of the most tantalizing puzzles that the universe has thrown at scientists in recent years. First spotted in 2007, these powerful radio bursts are produced by energetic sources, though nobody is sure what those might be. FRBs are also mystifying because they can be either one-offs or “repeaters,” meaning some bursts appear only once in a certain part of the sky, while others emit multiple flashes to Earth.
Pulses from these repeat bursts have, so far, seemed somewhat random and discordant in their timing. But that changed last year, when the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment Fast Radio Burst Project (CHIME/FRB), a group dedicated to observing and studying FRBs, discovered that a repeater called FRB 180916.J0158+65 had a regular cadence.
Texas Tech Track and Field
⬇️ Top 📸 from ABQ ⬇️https://t.co/aCWZg3hU3d
— Texas Tech Track & Field (@TexasTechTF) February 10, 2020
Texas Tech Golf
Moved to the top of the standings with a 2⃣8⃣3⃣, the best of the second round by 9⃣ shots.
🔴#WreckEm⚫️
— Texas Tech Women’s Golf (@TexasTechWGolf) February 10, 2020
Texas Tech Softball
.@erinedmoundson was straight 🔥🔥
🥎 Only @Big12Conference pitcher to go 3️⃣-0️⃣
🥎 17.1 innings of work
🥎 2️⃣2️⃣ strikeouts
🥎 0.00 ERA
🥎 1️⃣ complete-game shutout
🥎 1️⃣ combined shutout
🥎 .088 opponent batting average
🥎 allowed just 5️⃣ hits
🥎 1️⃣1️⃣/1️⃣ strikeout to walk ratio pic.twitter.com/qdMGW4y4zt— Texas Tech Softball (@TexasTechSB) February 10, 2020
Lady Raider Basketball
Bigger than basketball.
🔴#Play4Kay | #WreckEm⚫️ pic.twitter.com/KJ9SDnCasp
— Lady Raider WBB (@LadyRaiderWBB) February 10, 2020
Texas Tech Baseball
Shut down stuff.
Beeter earns a spot on the Stopper of the Year watch list for the nation’s top reliever/closer.
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— Texas Tech Baseball (@TTU_Baseball) February 10, 2020
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— Texas Tech Baseball (@TTU_Baseball) February 10, 2020