Experts believe that the mystery of the missing MH370 could be solved by ‘ghost radio signals’.
It could be the key to finally figuring out what happened to the plane that vanished back in 2014.
The Malaysian government has now announced its plans to resume the search for the plane that has been missing for the past decade.
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The Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared without a trace while it was on its route from Kuala Lumpur to Malaysia.
During the journey, the aircraft vanished from the radar and people have been searching for answers ever since,
The 12 crew members and 227 passengers haven’t been seen since.
However, the transport ministers of Malaysia, China and Australia released a joint statement where they revealed that the underwater search for the plane was going to be called off, much to the disappointment of loved ones of the passengers.
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Now though, it looks like there could be new hope in the search for answers and it might involve transmissions from amateur radio enthusiasts.
Anthony Loke, the Malaysian transport minister, explained that once the search resumes, it will target a new area of seabed covering around 5,800 square miles.
Underwater exploration firm Ocean Infinity is set to return to carry out the search by utilizing a new area of research known as Weak Signal Propagation Reporter (WSPR) transmissions.
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Pronounced ‘whisper’, the transmissions were designed as a way to send and receive low-power transmissions to test the capabilities and reach of antennas used by amateur radio enthusiasts.
WSPR transmitters work by sending thousands of low-power radio pulses around the world every two minutes, but these signals are thought to become disturbed if an aircraft crosses them.
The transmitters were in use at the time MH370 disappeared, and Richard Godfrey, a retired aerospace engineer, has shed light on how examining their historical data might help determine where the Malaysia Airlines plane went after it disappeared from radar.
In a chat with The Telegraph, in which the signals were dubbed 'ghost radio signals', Godfrey explained how his own analysis of signals had led him to a search radius of less than 20 miles, located approximately 1,000 miles west of Perth, Australia.
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The area is understood to be covered by Ocean Infinity’s new search, which will also encompass other strands of research.
If successful, this could finally bring some closure to a mystery that has left many people speculating for years.