Is alien life trying to contact Earth?

Daily Mail quoted a report from a research team from Curtin University in Australia saying that the mysterious star is located in the constellation Scutum, it emits 5-minute radio pulses every 22 minutes.

This has led scientists to question the existence of an alien civilization trying to contact Earth. Previously, many astronomers questioned how aliens would communicate with humans if they existed. However, so far there has been no evidence of an extraterrestrial civilization.

According to the Curtin University research team, the star emitting the radio pulse is a type of magnetar with the strongest magnetic field ever discovered by humans, codenamed GPM J1839−10.

Magnetars can produce extremely powerful energy pulses lasting from seconds to minutes. (Photo: ICRAR)

This allows them to produce extremely powerful bursts of energy that last anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes. What's unusual is that this cycle repeats itself exactly every 22 minutes.

The star's radio pulses have been lasting at least 30 years, leading to speculation that it may have some connection to extraterrestrial life.

“Whatever the mechanism behind this is extraordinary,” said Dr Natasha Hurley-Walker, lead author of the study.

A magnetar is a type of neutron star with an extremely strong magnetic field and often erupts violently in a flash without warning.

Neutron stars are formed from the remains of the collapse of large stars after supernova explosions - also known as supernovae. Supernova explosions occur in the final stages of a star's evolution.

According to Dr Hurley-Walker, the magnetar in question is named GPM J1839−10, located 15,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scutum.

“This remarkable object challenges our understanding of neutron stars and magnetars, which are some of the most exotic objects in the universe,” added Dr Hurley-Walker.

Radio waves from GPM J1839−10 have been recorded by many observatories around the world for more than 30 years. (Image: ICRAR)

In 2022, a Curtin University team discovered GPM J1839−10 using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) radio telescope in Western Australia. This magnetar has since been discovered by several other telescopes.

However, when reviewing data from other radio telescopes around the world, Dr Hurley-Walker's team discovered that GPM J1839−10 was found as far back as 1988.

Curtin University researchers say their discovery of GPM J1839−10 raises new questions about the formation of magnetars and could even shed light on the origins of mysterious phenomena such as mysterious radio bursts.

This will help them determine whether the mysterious radio pulses are ultra-long-period magnetic fields, or something more extraordinary like an alien connection.

Tra Khanh (Source: Daily Mail)

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