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Astronomers Spot Potentially Artificial Radio Signal From Nearby Star – ExtremeTech
We don’t yet know what this signal is, but there’s a (very) small chance it could have alien origins.
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In 2015, Billionaire Yuri Milner launched the Breakthrough Listen project, an effort to scan the million closest stars for radio signals that could indicate intelligent life. Astronomers working on the project have announced the discovery of just such a signal from Proxima Centauri, which is just 4.2 light years away. We don’t yet know what this signal is, but there’s a (very) small chance it could have alien origins. Breakthrough Listen uses radio telescopes…
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