SETI's 1977 "Wow!" signal from deep space was even stronger than originally thought, but its source remains a complete ...

Since its discovery in 1977, the Wow! Signal has puzzled radio astronomers. The Ohio State University Big Ear radio telescope found this powerful 72-second narrowband radio signal. The signal was ...

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The source of the iconic Wow! signal has been a mystery to science for nearly 50 years. A group of researchers has been studying signals captured by the Arecibo telescope in order to finally uncover ...

On August 15, 1977, the Big Ear observatory in Ohio picked up an unusually intense radio signal. The signal was so unique that it prompted astronomer Jerry Ehman to draw a red circle around it and ...

For decades, scientists have scanned the skies, recording an array of radio waves and electromagnetic bursts from deep space. Most have natural explanations, like pulsars, colliding stars, or solar ...