Astronomers reveal mysterious space waves secrets
Astronomers have been able to detect strange radiation waves coming from space that resemble the sounds of birds chirping, shedding light on a mysterious phenomenon that is decades old and may affect satellites.
Media reports today, Tuesday, stated that these strange waves of space radiation, known as "Chorus Waves", will last for only a few fractions of a second with a distinctive increasing frequency, and were first detected in the 1960s.
It is known that they originate from a distance of about 100,000 km from Earth, consistent with the magnetic field of our planet, and are believed to play a major role in the formation of the aurora borealis.
When these waves were converted into audio signals, scientists discovered that they resemble the sounds of birds chirping.
Scientists are working hard to better understand this phenomenon, as it is known that these waves accelerate electrons in space, turning them into "killer electrons" capable of destroying satellites.
However, the origin of these waves and the mechanism of their formation have remained a mystery until now.
It was previously believed that these waves are formed in specific areas along the Earth's magnetic field, extending to about 51,000 km above the surface of our planet.
Scientists believed that these waves are formed only in places where the Earth's magnetic field is characterized by its dipole shape, but the new discovery revealed similar waves that last for a tenth of a second at a distinctive high frequency rate and come from further places, where the magnetic field is distorted, which opens up horizons for understanding the generation and propagation of these waves in space.
According to the scientists, these waves may be formed as a result of the interaction of high-energy electrons in space. They wrote in the research paper: "Thermal electrons act as an energy source for these waves," but they indicated the need for more research to understand exactly how they are formed.
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