In 1977, astronomers received a powerful, peculiar radio signal from the direction of the constellation Sagittarius. Its frequency was the same as neutral hydrogen, and astronomers had speculated that ...
Credit: Big Ear Radio Observatory and North American AstroPhysical Observatory (NAAPO). The Wow! Signal has captivated the imagination of scientists and the public alike since its detection in 1977.
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Astronomers may have finally solved the mystery of the “Wow! signal” — the closest we’ve ever come to finding extraterrestrial life
One late night in the summer of 1977, a large radio telescope near Delaware, Ohio, captured something that, for a fleeting ...
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