After over a decade of mystery surrounding the disappearance of MH370, British scientists have made a breakthrough discovery. A six-second audio signal has been detected that could potentially solve the case. The flight, with 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board, disappeared after taking off from Kuala Lumpur for a night flight to Beijing in 2014.
Researchers from Cardiff University discovered the audio signal around the time of the crash using hydrophones, underwater microphones. They are proposing further tests to determine if this signal can help find the missing Boeing 777.
The energy released by a 200-ton plane crashing at high speed is equivalent to a small earthquake and can be detected by hydrophones thousands of kilometers away. The researchers have identified a signal that could coincide with the time of the crash, which was recorded by one hydroacoustic station but not another. This discovery raises questions about the origin of the signal and its potential connection to the missing flight.
Part of the missing aircraft washed up on the island of Réunion in July 2015, providing some evidence about what happened to it, but there has been no trace of it or its occupants since it disappeared over the Indian Ocean. This latest development brings hope to families and loved ones who have been searching for answers about their loved ones’ disappearance for years.
The discovery raises several questions about how such an enormous amount of energy can be released without any visible impact on nearby ships or planes. It also highlights the importance of developing new technologies to detect such signals more accurately and efficiently in real-time.
As researchers continue their investigation into this mysterious phenomenon, they hope that this audio signal will provide them with vital clues that could lead them closer to solving one of aviation’s greatest mysteries: what happened to MH370?
