Significant breakthrough: A six-second signal may hold the key to unraveling the mystery of the vanished MH370 aircraft.

Researchers have uncovered significant evidence that could finally shed light on the mystery of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. On March 8, 2014, 239 passengers and crew boarded a Boeing 777 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The aircraft disappeared from secondary surveillance radar during its flight, and all communication ceased abruptly.

MH370 was scheduled to land at Beijing Capital International Airport in China. However, it never reached its destination, and despite extensive search efforts and investigations spanning over a decade, authorities have been unable to determine the fate of the flight.

Despite extensive search efforts, only fragments of the airplane have been found, providing no explanation for its disappearance.

Now, a six-second audio clip could potentially hold the key to the aircraft’s location and the timing of its crash.

Researchers from Cardiff University believe that hydrophone recordings might be the missing piece of the puzzle that could finally pinpoint the flight’s whereabouts.

According to the NOAA National Ocean Service, a hydrophone is an underwater device capable of detecting and recording ocean sounds from all directions. This technology could certainly detect something as substantial as an aircraft crashing into the ocean.

Dr. Usama Kadri, a mathematician and engineer involved in the research, stated that hydrophones were active at Cape Leeuwin in Western Australia and Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean at the time of MH370’s disappearance.

In an article for The Conversation, he explained, “A 200-tonne aircraft crashing at a speed of 200 metres per second would release the kinetic energy equivalent to a small earthquake.”

“Its magnitude would enable detection by hydrophones located thousands of kilometers away.”

Dr. Kadri and his team examined hydroacoustic stations operated by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) and reviewed signals along the initial flight path of MH370. Initially, no corresponding acoustic signatures were detected.

The researchers caution that their findings are not conclusive: “Given the sensitivity of hydrophones, it is highly improbable that a large aircraft impacting the ocean surface would not produce a detectable pressure signature, especially on nearby hydrophones. However, adverse ocean conditions could potentially diminish or obscure such a signal.”

Dr. Kadri emphasized the potential of hydroacoustic technology in solving the aviation mystery: “By refining our methodologies and conducting further experiments, we could offer new insights into the fate of MH370 and enhance our response to future maritime incidents.”

He also trying to seek closure for the families of those on board, which helps the team boost their efforts to ‘track and understand aviation accidents over vast oceanic expanses.’

Dr. Kadri said: “If the recommendations are followed by the appropriate authorities, we can assess the relevance of the observed signals, potentially shedding light on the location of MH370.”

As the search efforts to find MH370 have been exhaustive for Malaysia and surrounding countries that attempted to help scour the sea in search of it, this data- if correct – could potentially solve the decade-long mystery once and for all.

After debris washed ashore in the Indian Ocean, many believed that this could be the evidence to lead searchers to the craft, without avail.