A NASA satellite that’s been orbiting as space junk since 1967, Relay 2, emitted an unexpected, powerful radio burst that ...

First thought to have originated from a distant cosmic object, the short and intense signal was actually coming from much ...

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Astronomers studying a distant galaxy cluster stumbled upon ancient radio signals that might hold clues to the formation of ...

Astronomers in Western Australia detected a powerful radio burst, initially mistaking it for a new astronomical object or a ...

Radio telescopes saw a strange burst of unknown energy in June 2024. Now we know it was from Relay 2, an early ...

The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

A powerful radio burst detected in 2024 from within our galaxy may have come from NASAs Relay 2 satellite, launched in 1964.

A communications satellite out of commission since 1965 is chirping at the Earth in radio frequencies. What is happening? We ...

Around midday on June 13 last year, my colleagues and I were scanning the skies when we thought we had discovered a strange ...

Ancient radio signals from galaxy cluster SpARCS1049, traveling 10 billion years to Earth, ... These black holes can release high-energy particles into space.