Universe’s Mysterious Missed Call

Fast Radio Burst, WOW! Signal and Alien Contact

I was fascinated by the alien contact concept in the movie Contact. Ever since I have seen the movie, I have been a news junkie for cosmic signals, potentially of extraterrestrial origin. There was a recent news story about an 8-billion-year-old signal being detected which got me excited. Let me brainstorm about that signal. Hold onto your antennas, let’s go :)

The tantalizing radio signal, dubbed FRB 20220610A, decided to drop by Earth after a casual 8-billion-year journey across the cosmos. This cheeky little signal, detected by the vigilant Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder telescope, holds the new record for being the most distant fast radio burst ever detected, traveling from a clumpy galaxy likely mingling with one or two other cosmic neighbors​.

Now, while our Earthly antennas quiver with excitement, some might wonder if this signal carries a cryptic hello from extraterrestrial buddies. Sadly, the science squad hasn’t stumbled upon any alien signatures yet. However, the enigmatic nature of these fast radio bursts (FRBs) does tickle my imagination. They’re like the cosmic version of flash mobs, popping up…