As the seemingly never ending search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 continues, many people are left with unanswered questions. In the year 2014, it seems mind boggling to understand how a plane can disappear without a trace. With all the false leads and potential searchs turning up empty,is it possible that the families of Malaysia Airlines 370 will finally have an answer?

They just might, according to chief coordinator of The Australia’s Joint Agency Coordination Center.

Today a 90-second stream of pings has been picked up by a device attached to ships searching the Indian Ocean. Experts believe that characteristics reported may indicate the presence of the aircraft’s “black box”. The black box, formally known as the flight data recorder, is a device, usually placed within  an aircraft’s tail section, employed to record any instructions sent to the electronic systems within an aircraft. It is created to withstand intense heat and high speed impact, and is essential in analysis of an plane crash. When placed underwater, the black box is triggered to emit an ultrasonic pulse.

This pulse is identical to the pings emiting from the Indian ocean.

With so many false leads and misinformation, experts are understandably hesitant to make any assumptions. However, hopes remain high that this will conclude a painful search for the families of the 227 passengers and 12 crew members onboard.