Russian astronomers recently detected a bright radio pulse that may be a fast radio burst (FRB) from an extragalactic source. The findings, detailed in a preprint on arXiv, emerged during the Pushchino Multibeams Pulsar Search (PUMPS) project, led by astrophysicist Sergei Tyulbashev. The pulse was observed using data from the Large Synphase Array at the Pushchino Radio Astronomy Observatory, part of the ASC FIAN. This powerful array functions as a single, large radio telescope, where scientists recorded a pulse lasting 211 milliseconds at a frequency of 111 MHz. Initially classified as a fast radio burst—a rare and enigmatic phenomenon—several theories have been proposed to explain its origin. Potential sources include the merger of neutron stars, the “last breath” of an evaporating black hole, or a blitzar, a theoretical object resulting from a heavy pulsar collapsing into a black hole. However, an Earth-based origin, such as interference from equipment, remains a possibility. Some media outlets have also suggested that such bursts could be signals from extraterrestrial intelligence. The detected burst, designated FRB 20190203, appears to have come from approximately 2.3 billion light-years away, far beyond our Galaxy. If confirmed, this would make it the first extragalactic fast radio burst recorded in the PUMPS survey and one of the most powerful FRBs ever observed. Astronomers suggest that the burst may have been generated by maser radiation amplified by the intense magnetic field of a magnetar—a neutron star with an exceptionally strong magnetic field. The post Astronomers have recorded a bright radio pulse of unknown origin appeared first on Anomalien.com.