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Mysterious waves are coming! Suddenly a universe like no other than ever was set off near the solar system**. This wave of energy, known as the "Radcliffe wave", caught astronomers off guard.
The story begins four years ago. At that time, astronomers caught a mysterious wave signal from the massive amount of astronomical data. This signal, figuratively known as the "Radcliffe Wave", was a guess at the time, but it has now become a shocking reality.
This mysterious wave resembles a giant ocean wave, 9,000 light-years long, made up of a series of galactic star clusters. But this is no ordinary wave, because it moves under the gravitational field of the Milky Way, like a wave of people in the auditorium in a stadium.
In 2020, scientists used data from the Gaia detector to finally unveil this wave. They found that star clusters and clouds of dust and gas exhibited a regular arrangement of fluctuations in the path of the waves. This means that the wave is real and is heading in the direction of our solar system.
The sheer scale of this wave shocked scientists. According to them, this is the largest discovery to date in a similar celestial structure. What's even more amazing is how close it is to our planet!
But for four years, scientists have been speculating whether the wave will continue to roll forward. You know, whether a wave is a "traveling wave" or a "static wave" is very different. Until recently, through the analysis of the latest data, they confirmed that it was a "traveling wave". The peak height of this traveling wave is more than 700 light-years, and the frequency is quite alarming, reaching every 6,500 light-years.
But all this is just the tip of the iceberg, and we don't know anything about the origin of this wave. Its formation may be related to the explosion of massive stars, or it may be related to gravitational sources outside the Milky Way. For example, perturbations caused by the interaction of the Milky Way with other cosmic objects.
And the coming of this wave may not just be a pipe dream. Scientists note that such fluctuations could trigger supernova explosions, which can affect clouds of gas and dust in the interstellar medium, leading to the formation of a large number of stars. Early research also showed that our solar system experienced a large-scale "star storm" about 14 million years ago, resulting in a "local bubble" full of new star regions around us.
But the problem is that the wave is still 980 light-years away from our solar system and is gradually moving away from us at a rate of 5 kilometers per second. Still, scientists believe it will have an impact on our planet. For example, it may interfere with the Sun's "heliosphere", causing a spike in radioactive elements on the Earth's surface, and even affecting the Earth's geology and climate.
Wherever this mysterious wave comes from, its appearance has unveiled a corner of the universe for us. This cosmic wave is not only a magnificent astronomical spectacle.