Ten years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, researchers at Cardiff University have come up with a new plan to crack the mystery. According toMetro, researchers believe audio signals captured at a hydroacoustic station off the coast of Australia could be key to locating MH370. 

Notably, when an aircraft crashes into the water, it creates distinct acoustic signatures that can travel over 3,000km through the water. Dr Usama Kadri, a Reader at Cardiff University’s School of Mathematics, explained that their analysis revealed clear pressure signals from previous aircraft crashes detected on hydrophones, even at distances exceeding 3,000 km.

The details of the Cardiff team’s research were published in the journal Scientific Reports. The study was conducted based on more than 100 hours of data recorded by hydrophones following ten past aeroplane crashes including one submarine disappearance.

”In the case of MH370, official investigations concluded the aircraft must have crashed near the 7th arc – the point at which the last communication between the plane and INMERSAT occurred. The main search area at the 7th arc lies less than 2,000km away from the hydroacoustic station at Cape Leeuwin, Australia, with no impediments to filter out the signal. However, within the time frame and location suggested by the official search, only a single, relatively weak signal was identified,” Dr Kadri said.

The team has proposed a series of controlled underwater explosions or air gunfire along the 7th arc to see whether they can isolate a more precise location for MH370.

”Similar exercises were performed in the search and rescue mission for the ARA San Juan, a submarine that vanished off the coast of Argentina in 2017. This shows us that it is relatively straightforward and feasible and could provide a means to determine the signal’s relevance to MH370, prior to resuming with another extensive search. If found to be related, this would significantly narrow down, almost pinpoint, the aircraft’s location,” Dr Kadri added.

Notably, flight MH370 with 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board disappeared after leaving Kuala Lumpur Airport in southern Malaysia en route to Beijing, China, on March 8, 2014.  A nearly three-year search covering 120,000 square kilometres in the Indian Ocean found hardly any trace of the plane, with only some pieces of debris picked up. Despite the largest search in aviation history, the plane has never been found and the operation was suspended in January 2017.

However, following a renewed interest in the MH370 mystery, the Malaysian government announced on March 3 that they’re considering resuming the search. A Texas-based company, Ocean Infinity, also proposed a “no find, no fee” deal to locate the aircraft. 

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Reviving the memories of flight MH370 which disappeared from radar years ago, Elon Musk on Saturday said that he has seen no evidence of aliens while responding to a post showing a drone video of the flight.

A user posted the video on X, saying a thing seems to be “flying so close to the plane that it indicates an operation”.

MH370 was a Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared from radar on March 8, 2014.

“This is not a metal sphere, this is a plasma field around the orb. It’s like their own gravity well that they’re pulling forward,” the user wrote.

Responding to this, Musk wrote: “I have seen no evidence of aliens. If I did, I would post about it on X instantly.

I have seen no evidence of aliens. If I did, I would post about it on instantly!

SpaceX has almost 6000 satellites in orbit and not once have we had to maneuver around aliens.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 27, 2024

“SpaceX has almost 6,000 satellites in orbit and not once have we had to maneuver around aliens,” he added.

The MH370 flight was flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing, with 227 passengers and 12 crew aboard.

The crew of the Boeing 777-200ER registered as 9M-MRO, last communicated with air traffic control (ATC) around 38 minutes after takeoff when the flight was over the South China Sea.

The aircraft was lost from ATC radar screens minutes later but was tracked by military radar for another hour, deviating westward from its planned flight path, crossing the Malay Peninsula and Andaman Sea.

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A company in the US has claimed that they have scientific evidence of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370’s final resting place. According to the Independent, Ocean Infinity, a marine robotics company based in Texas,  submitted a proposal to the Malaysian government for a new search in the southern Indian Ocean where the plane is believed to have crashed. 

The company’s chief executive officer Oliver Plunkett said, ”We now feel in a position to be able to return to the search for MH370, and have submitted a proposal to the Malaysian government. Finding MH370 and bringing some resolution for all connected with the loss of the aircraft has been a constant in our minds since we left the southern Indian Ocean in 2018.”

”Since then, we have focused on driving the transformation of operations at sea; innovating with technology and robotics to further advance our ocean search capabilities,” Mr Plunkett added. 

Notably, the company has proposed an all-new no-find, no-fee search. Ocean Infinity had last attempted to find the missing plane in 2018.

According to ABC7, Malaysia’s transportation minister says he’s invited Ocean Infinity to share its new evidence and has promised that, if it’s credible, he’ll push to greenlight a new search. 

The government has long said it would not support another search without new leads on the plane’s location.

Notably, flight MH370 with 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board disappeared after leaving Kuala Lumpur Airport in southern Malaysia en route to Beijing, China, on March 8, 2014.  A nearly three-year search covering 120,000 square kilometres in the Indian Ocean found hardly any trace of the plane, with only some pieces of debris picked up. Despite the largest search in aviation history, the plane has never been found and the operation was suspended in January 2017.

On Sunday, relatives of passengers aboard the plane also pushed for a new search as they spoke of enduring grief and the struggle to find closure. About 500 relatives and their supporters gathered at a shopping centre near the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur for a “remembrance day”, with many visibly overcome with grief.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he would be “happy to reopen” the search for flight MH370 if “compelling” evidence emerged.