Strange pulses that don’t seem to abide by the laws of particle physics have been detected in Antarctica. These radio waves, emanating from below the ice, could be evidence of dark matter and have been puzzling scientists since their discovery.
The new study, published in Physical Review Letters, provides details about these strange signals. In Antarctica, radio waves are often detected after being reflected off the ice. These recent waves, however, appear to be coming from beneath the ice, a location that can’t be explained by physics and may suggest a new, previously unseen type of particle.
“The radio waves that we detected were at really steep angles, like 30 degrees below the surface of the ice,” said Stephanie Wissel, associate professor of physics, astronomy, and astrophysics at Penn State, in a press release. “It’s an interesting problem because we still don’t actually have an explanation for what these anomalies ...
