Astronomers have detected 'strange signals' coming from a star 11 light-years away
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The three leading explanations for the signals, Mendez wrote, are solar flare-like emissions from Ross 128, emissions from some other object in the same field of view and a burst of some sort from a satellite orbiting high above Earth. Each of these hypotheses has its issues, he said. For example, solar flares of the type that could be responsible generally occur at lower frequencies. In addition, Mendez wrote, there aren't a lot of other objects in the Ross 128 field of view, "and we have never seen satellites emit bursts like that."
... All of that being said, the E.T. hypothesis should not be dismissed, Shostak stressed.
"The historic lesson is clear—these things pop up, and you have to follow them up, because you never know what's going to be the real one, or even if there will ever be a real one," Shostak told Space.com. "Following up is mandatory."
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The three leading explanations for the signals, Mendez wrote, are solar flare-like emissions from Ross 128, emissions from some other object in the same field of view and a burst of some sort from a satellite orbiting high above Earth. Each of these hypotheses has its issues, he said. For example, solar flares of the type that could be responsible generally occur at lower frequencies. In addition, Mendez wrote, there aren't a lot of other objects in the Ross 128 field of view, "and we have never seen satellites emit bursts like that."
... All of that being said, the E.T. hypothesis should not be dismissed, Shostak stressed.
"The historic lesson is clear—these things pop up, and you have to follow them up, because you never know what's going to be the real one, or even if there will ever be a real one," Shostak told Space.com. "Following up is mandatory."