For researchers seeking answers to the question of whether we are alone in the universe, one event nearly half a century ago lingers even today — the so-called "Wow! Signal" detected back in 1977.
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The Wow! signal was first detected in 1977 by astronomer Jerry Ehman using Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope. It was an extraordinarily strong radio signal lasting 72 seconds and was ...
The mysterious “Wow!” signal from deep space, caused by a yet unknown astronomical event, was much stronger than previously thought, a new study suggests. “Wow!” is the name given to the enigmatic and ...
Recap: Back in 1977, a unique radio signal from deep space got astronomers all riled up about the possibility of first contact with intelligent aliens. It all began when astronomer Jerry Ehman ...
LaserSETI instruments at Isla Magueyes, Puerto Rico. From left to right: Dr. Abel Méndez, student Francisco Pacheco-Vellón, Dr. Franck Marchis, Dr. Lauren Sgro, and LaserSETI Principal Investigator ...
The mystery behind the famous 1977 “Wow!” signal has gained renewed attention after a Harvard astronomer proposed that the newly observed interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may be linked to the event. The ...
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