A fast radio burst detected last year turned out to be from long-dead NASA satellite

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-fast-radio-burst-detected-last-year-turned-out-to-be-from-long-dead-nasa-satellite

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thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org · 15 pts · 1y (1 reply)

maybe it's V'Ger?

RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Probably one of those funky Loa AIs from Zion.

expatriado@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y

we're getting trolled my space garbage, like being there and moving fast is not enough of an inconvenience

Plum@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

Wytch@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 1y

Zombie satellites, sure why not. Put it on the Pile of Dread

jqubed@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

I love when these things come back to life randomly

mesamunefire@piefed.social · 2 pts · 1y

Interesting python package they referenced: https://pypi.org/project/skyfield/

Psythik@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y

When are we going to do something about all these zombie satellites and other space junk just floating in a fixed orbit around earth for all eternity? We really should send somebody up there to clean up that mess.

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y

WINK