NPR: 'Alien' Signal Source Reportedly Located (It Wasn't The Vulcans)

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http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/01/492299629/alien-signal-source-reportedly-located-it-wasnt-the-vulcans

If it were a phone call, we might call it a butt dial: A strong radio signal that set off questions about whether it emanated from an advanced alien race earlier this week is now believed to have come from a terrestrial source, and possibly from a Russian military satellite.

The clarification came after researchers at the SETI Institute — the private organization that searches for signals that might confirm extraterrestrial life — announced they were investigating an "interesting" radio signal that was reported by Russian astronomers, as Camila Domonoske wrote for the Two-Way on Tuesday.

Without directly connecting the signal to that satellite or providing details about it, Tass quotes Alexander Ipatov, the director of the Institute of Applied Astronomy at the Russian Academy of Sciences, as saying that during the Soviet era, "We, indeed, discovered an unusual signal. However, an additional check showed that it was emanating from a Soviet military satellite, which had not been entered into any of the catalogs of celestial bodies."

The folks at SETI and the Russian Academy of Sciences say they're still looking for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence.

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1. How cool... I'm all over it. nt

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4. Eventually, something will show up someplace. n/t

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5. You bet !!!!!! nt

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2. There's still kic8462852, Tabby's Star

No good explanation for that yet

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3. One day something will be found as definite, just a matter of time, hope I'm still around. n/t