US EditionNew PUEO Detector to Probe ANITA's Unexplained Antarctic Radio Pulses
ANTARCTICA, JUN 13 – Scientists detected unexplained radio pulses from beneath Antarctic ice that challenge current particle physics and may indicate unknown particles or interactions, with no matching signals in other observatories.
- Between 2016 and 2018, NASA's ANITA experiment detected unusual radio pulses from Antarctica at steep angles below the ice surface.
- The detected signals seemed to originate from deep beneath the Earth's surface, which contradicts current physics, as they should have been absorbed after passing through thousands of kilometers of rock.
- Researchers analyzed over 7.6 million cosmic events across 15 years using multiple detectors and mathematical models but found no conventional explanation for the anomalous signals.
- Dr. Stephanie Wissel of Penn State described the phenomenon as a persistent puzzle, expressing optimism that flying PUEO will enhance detection capabilities and help shed light on these unexplained signals.
- The findings, published in Physical Review Letters on March 27, 2025, imply physics-breaking particles likely do not exist, but the new PUEO detector may clarify the unusual signals.
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