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63splitwindow

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Mon Aug 29, 2016, 08:37 PM Aug 2016

Not a Drill: SETI Is Investigating a Possible Extraterrestrial Signal From Deep Space [View all]

source: MSN News



" An international team of scientists from the Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) are investigating mysterious signal spikes emitting from a 65 billion year-old star in the constellation Hercules–95 light years away from Earth. The implications are extraordinary and point to the possibility of a civilization far more advanced than our own.

The unusual signal was originally detected on May 15, 2015 by the Russian Academy of Science-operated RATAN-600 radio telescope in Zelenchukskaya, Russia but was kept secret from the international community. Interstellar space reporter Paul Gilster broke the story after the researchers quietly circulated a paper announcing the detection of “a strong signal in the direction of HD164595.”

The mysterious star’s designation is HD164595 and it’s considered to be sun-like in nature with a nearly identical metallic composition to our own star. So far, a single Neptune-like (but warmer) planet has been discovered in its orbit–HD 164595 b. But as Gilster explained, “there could, of course, be other planets still undetected in this system.”
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more at: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/not-a-drill-seti-is-investigating-a-possible-extraterrestrial-signal-from-deep-space/ar-AAid9oY?OCID=ansmsnnews11

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Something got lost in translation VMA131Marine Aug 2016 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #3
Oops, my bad. Don't know what the problem is. 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #4
exciting! rurallib Aug 2016 #2
6.3B years old, not 65B BadgerKid Aug 2016 #5
also 95 LY away is fairly close, in terms of our galactic neighborhood. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #18
if i pack in a hurry pscot Aug 2016 #30
Shhhhhhh! Don't say this too loudly! The religious people might lose their $hit! TheDebbieDee Aug 2016 #6
The ironic thing is that one of those extraterrestial beings MIGHT be their God. 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #7
The REAL irony for Christians is that if Jesus has returned... TheDebbieDee Aug 2016 #8
He would be branded a Lib and shunned. If he had ertraterrestial powers their asses would be grass. 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #9
R U say'n Kolob is orbiting HD164595? HereSince1628 Aug 2016 #11
I'm say'n the possibilities are infinite and beyond our limited comprehension. 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #12
Detected in Russia, eh? Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #10
Disliking that the Russians sat on this for a year GoDawgs Aug 2016 #13
Looks like it they are not operating. Here is link to their website. 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #14
Too bad. China's FAST is finished but still shakedown & commissioning GoDawgs Aug 2016 #15
The obligatory... Binkie The Clown Aug 2016 #16
Yeah, I had to stop at 65 Billion year old star, too. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #17
Go to the source story where the age is correctly stated... 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #19
Yeah, I got that. Just find mainstream science reporting exasperating, that's all. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #23
So is "Independence Day: Resurgence" about to hit streaming? (n/t) Kennah Aug 2016 #20
Well, let's see. It was estimated in 2014 that there were roughly 70 billion trillion 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #21
Look around PJMcK Aug 2016 #29
A 6.5 billion old Sol would not be a good star to be home for life. longship Aug 2016 #22
we only have a sample size of one for life to go on, at this point, so we can't really say. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #24
Well, stellar evolution is more than a hunch. longship Aug 2016 #25
I'm not suggesting that we don't have enough data to know what happens to stars. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #26
Or, could the signal be a billion years old forgotmylogin Aug 2016 #27
According to the article, no, assuming they've got the right star as the source. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #28
An advanced civilization might move as its star brightened daleo Aug 2016 #39
But not likely. longship Aug 2016 #40
I Wonder Why magicnpoetry Aug 2016 #31
They get a lot of false positives, so they try to rule out a much a they can bananas Sep 2016 #44
IF they could pick up our radio... Thor_MN Aug 2016 #32
Don't you believe it is somewhat naive to rule out anything about "them" or their capabilities? 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #33
I think it's naive to believe that physics can somehow work differently. Thor_MN Aug 2016 #35
We no more understand the capabilities of beings millions of years more advanced than us 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #36
Trying to argue that you don't understand physics is hardly a winning tactic.... Thor_MN Aug 2016 #37
Claiming no know all there is to know about what we call physics and how it can be 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #38
"Claiming no know all there is to know" Huh? Thor_MN Aug 2016 #41
I am done with you. 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #42
Sounds good. Thor_MN Aug 2016 #43
It is on CNN frontpage now 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #34
We can't possibly imagine.. that a Russian Military satellite could confuse a Russian observatory Thor_MN Sep 2016 #45
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