We Detected an Unusual Signal Coming From Our Galaxy's Core

We detected a mysterious disappearing signal in the heart of our galaxy. Try Brilliant’s interactive tutor for free and get 20% off an annual Premium subscription at http://brilliant.org/astrum ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Alien-hunting telescope “Breakthrough Listen” detected a faint pulsing signal… but then it disappeared. Now they’re searching the centre of our galaxy for the source. Is this one of the thousands of missing pulsars scientists predicted should exist, but can’t seem to find? And could this discovery finally prove general relativity? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 0:00 Searching For Pulsars 1:31 How Pulsars Form 3:30 Pulsar Signals 6:39 The Breakthrough Listen Signal 13:09 Why Can’t We Find Them? 15:28 Did We Finally Find One? 18:51 Pulsar or Not? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum books are still available in the US! Get your hands on one here: https://astrumspace.co/ To stay on top of space news, sign up to the Astrum newsletter: https://astrumspace.kit.com A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here to support the channel: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF Astrum Displate Posters: https://displate.com/artist/astrumspace?art=5f04759ac338b Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord: https://discord.gg/TKw8Hpvtv8 ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq3o3dpvBb173ZTKi?si=a90d3efe3b704c83 Astrum Earth: https://youtube.com/@astrumearth Astrum Extra: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumextra Astrum Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumespanol Astrum Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChn_-OwvV63mr1yeUGvH-BQ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ References: “On the Deepest Search for Galactic Center Pulsars” via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/gcpulsars “Pulsars” via science.nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/pulsars “The Most Crowded Place in the Milky Way” via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/hubblegc “Binary and Millisecond Pulsars” via nih.gov https://astrumspace.info/binarymsp “Discovery of Possible Pulsar near Milky Way Centre” via ox.ac.uk https://astrumspace.info/blspr “Pulsar Timing in the Galactic Center” via arxiv.orghttps://astrumspace.info/pulsartime “Observations of Pulsars” via man.ac.uk https://astrumspace.info/pulsarobs “Neutron Star” via esahubble.org https://astrumspace.info/esaneutron “Breakthrough Initiatives” via breakthroughinitiatives.org https://astrumspace.info/breakthrough “Extreme Telescopes Find the Second-Fastest-Spinning Pulsar” via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/J1552 ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Credits: Writer: Michelle Babcock Video Editor: Barnaby Egan Audio Editor: James Horsley Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava Script Editor: Damaris McColgan Thumbnail Designers: Peter Sheppard, Juane Dames Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner Production Coordinator: Rose Unwin Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan With special thanks to: NASA/ESO/ESA #Astrum #Space #Pulsar