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The "Wow!" signal has been etched with a red marker in the memory of advocates for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) since its unveiling in 1977. To this day, it remains one of the ...

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 ...

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.

On August 15, 1977, a large radio telescope at Ohio State University — which went by its more popular name "The Big Ear" — received a mysterious signal that got immortalized as "the WOW! signal" in ...

A mysterious signal recorded by an Ohio State University astronomer in 1977 is getting a fictional explanation thanks to "3 Body Problem." The Wow! signal is a plot point in the Netflix sci-fi series ...

"Our results don't solve the mystery of the Wow! Signal, but they give us the clearest picture yet of what it was and where it came from." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

On August 15, 1977, the Big Ear Radio Telescope in Delaware, Ohio, received the most powerful signal it would ever detect during its decades of observations. The signal lasted just 72 seconds, but ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Researchers may have pinpointed the source of a famous supposed alien broadcast discovered nearly ...

As you might expect, the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo has a fascination with radio signals from space. While doing research into the legendary “Wow! Signal” detected back in 1977, they ...

According to the story by Gadgets 360, almost a century later, the alleged source of the broadcast has been found by researchers. A study that was initially published on May 6 shows that the signal ...