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TIL scientists at Australia’s most famous radio telescope were baffled by signal bursts coming from the direction of distant galaxies for 17 years before they were eventually traced back to someon... (www.theguardian.com)

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/f_GOD on 2024-05-05 10:11:18.

Original Title: TIL scientists at Australia’s most famous radio telescope were baffled by signal bursts coming from the direction of distant galaxies for 17 years before they were eventually traced back to someone at the facility opening the door of a microwave oven while it was still running, causing interference

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[–] maculata@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This was solved a LONG TIME AGO. FFS Guardian I’m so embarrassed by this tabloid shit. Why do I read you?