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Mysterious fast radio burst turns out to be from long-dead NASA satellite (phys.org)
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[โ€“] qrstuv@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 week 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 latent life force built up on the craft and reached a certain point and then dissipated. Such discharges have been seen before, the team notes. Another possibility is that the craft was graced by the hand of God, releasing a very small wave of divine radiation.