Mind-Bending Radio Waves from Antarctica: A Cosmic Mystery?
Mind-Bending Radio Waves from Antarctica: A Cosmic Mystery? Hey friend, you won’t believe this. Scientists in Antarctica have detected some seriously weird radio wave pulses, and they’re completely baffled. The Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA), a balloon-borne detector designed to hunt for cosmic rays and neutrinos, has picked up signals that seem to be coming from the Earth, not space. These aren’t your average radio waves; they’re traveling upwards from beneath the Antarctic ice at impossibly steep angles – about…