maroonlegions Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Mysterious Signal from Deep Space 28-Jan-2008 In Earthfiles, Dreamland science reporter Linda Howe writes about a mysterious signal from deep in space that has been picked up by SETI. Have we detected intelligent life on another planet?at last? Linda quotes SETI Institute?s Seth Shostak as saying, "The sudden burst of radio energy lasted only 0.005 seconds, and had spectral characteristics that suggested that it was from a distant galaxy, probably billions of light-years from us.":eek: She quotes SETI?s Dan Werthimer as saying, "We probably won't be able to decode it. We'll know something's out there, but we won't know much about their civilization" and quotes Shostak as saying, "I'm cautiously optimistic we'll find something by the year 2025." if what they are saying is true this is momentous news eh, why the mainstream media choose to ignore this is criminal ,do we not have a right to know and is it not their duty to the public to inform us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Seems not to be a signal. Or is that what they want ua to think? http://seti.org/news/features/has-a-seti-signal-been-detected.php This signal doesn't seem to have anything to do with SETI searches (and wasn't found as part of any such search), although until more "bursters" are found, its true nature will remain mysterious. It is certainly not claimed to be a SETI detection. For such a claim to be made, a signal would have to not only have the characteristics of a deliberate transmission, but would also need to be observed more than once - in order to verify its position on the sky, and to rule out the kind of brutal cosmic event that is probably responsible for the burst reported in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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