Scientists are looking for one of the oldest characteristics of gamma radiation, known as the cosmic microwave background radiation.
NASA astronomers have discovered a mysterious signal from space. It pointed to an unknown object. This was discovered when analyzing data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, reports Science Alert.
“The solar system moves around the center of the galaxy at a speed of 370 km/s. This means that part of the Universe appears to be moving closer to us, while the opposite is moving away from us. This effect has been observed, for example , in the cosmic microwave background radiation, which is the light echo of the Great explosion. We expected to see a similar effect when observing gamma rays, but we found a completely different gamma ray signal, which was very unexpected,” said of the report.
The cosmic microwave background radiation is completely homogeneous, so the differences in the celestial space during this phenomenon are very small. Scientists expect that gamma rays will also appear almost the same in different parts of space, even though gamma rays have a billion times more energy than regular light.
Analysis of data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has allowed NASA scientists to detect a mysterious gamma-ray signal coming from outside our galaxy and its nature has not yet been explained. A powerful telescope can detect gamma rays, which are large bursts of very energetic light. This often happens during supernova explosions.
Remember that NASA postponed the Artemis program to land astronauts on the Moon.
Source: korrespondent
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