There may not be many radio astronomy printouts that have achieved universal fame, but the one from Ohio State University’s Big Ear telescope upon which astronomer [Jerry R. Ehman] wrote R…
Lots of natural phenomena only happen a single time per object, and lots of phenomena that do happen multiple times per object can go eons between those events, and lots of objects in space are moving incredibly quickly so they aren’t in the same place as before, and many objects rotate so they aren’t facing the same direction as they were before
The article puts forward a specific hypothesis, though: a magnetar and a hydrogen cloud. My understanding of those objects is they don’t move very fast. And the article acts as if this is a solved problem but the solution seems to be “Iunno, could be anything” which makes me wonder how they can be so sure.
Lots of natural phenomena only happen a single time per object, and lots of phenomena that do happen multiple times per object can go eons between those events, and lots of objects in space are moving incredibly quickly so they aren’t in the same place as before, and many objects rotate so they aren’t facing the same direction as they were before
The article puts forward a specific hypothesis, though: a magnetar and a hydrogen cloud. My understanding of those objects is they don’t move very fast. And the article acts as if this is a solved problem but the solution seems to be “Iunno, could be anything” which makes me wonder how they can be so sure.