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Mysterious fast radio burst turns out to be from long-dead NASA satellite (phys.org)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The research team does not believe the satellite suddenly came back to life for a moment. They suggest it is far more likely that an electrostatic charge built up on the craft and reached a certain point and then discharged. Such discharges have been seen before, the team notes. Another possibility is that the craft was struck by a micrometeoroid, releasing a very small cloud of plasma.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

not reading it was not due to my laziness, it is just i couldn't make the joke otherwise. i don't have a habit of forcefully promoting other people to a position of my assistant. but thank you anyway ;)