UK researchers report detection of signal from missing MH370 flight
The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, remains a baffling mystery nearly a decade later.
In a new development that could unravel one of aviation's greatest mysteries, researchers from Cardiff University in the UK claim to have detected a signal that might reveal the final resting place of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370. According to a report by the Daily Mail, underwater microphones, known as hydrophones, captured a six-second signal around the time the Boeing 777 is believed to have crashed on March 8, 2014.
The Cardiff University researchers hypothesised that the crash of a 200-ton aircraft like MH370, travelling at a speed of 720 km/hr, would generate kinetic energy comparable to a small earthquake. This energy, they proposed, could be significant enough to be detected by hydrophones located thousands of miles away. The six-second signal they discovered will require further testing to determine if it could lead to the wreckage of the plane, presumed to be at the bottom of the Indian Ocean.
The disappearance of Flight MH370 has puzzled experts and captivated the world since it vanished from radar nearly a decade ago. The flight, operated by Malaysia Airlines, was en route from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia to Beijing Capital International Airport in China. Onboard were 227 passengers and 12 crew members.
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Despite extensive search efforts covering a vast area from the Indian Ocean, west of Australia, to central Asia, the precise location of the plane and the cause of its disappearance remain unknown. Parts of the wreckage have occasionally surfaced, but they have not provided conclusive evidence about the plane¡¯s final moments.
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The potential breakthrough came as researchers analyzed the hydrophone data. They believe that the kinetic energy from MH370's crash could have been strong enough to produce detectable underwater sound waves.
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If the signal they recorded is indeed from MH370, it could finally provide answers to the families of those lost and to the aviation community, which has been seeking closure for years.
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