... that "The signal has only been observed on three occasions for about a minute each time. This is not really long enough for it to be analysed properly, scientists say, which means there are plenty of possible explanations for it." (UK Register
and (from the same article): "The magazine quoted Dan Wertheimer, the chief scientist on the SETI@Home project, as saying that the signal was the most interesting yet identified by the project. He remarked: "We're not jumping up and down, but we are continuing to observe it."
and then - "And Dr Paul Horowitz, of Harvard University, who specialises in hunting for possible alien contacts added: "It's not much of anything at all. We're not investigating it further." (BBC
Why would it not be investigated further if it's so interesting? Without an alternate explanation, it seems to me it demands to be examined more closely.
Are they covering something up? (OOoooo)
Space/Science » in reply to Some interesting news from SETI@Home
it seems odd...
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- Some interesting news from SETI@Home
- Probably not an alien signal, and here's why...
- it seems odd...
- re: Well...
- Probably nothing. If alien intelligence really existed they'd be here by now (n/t)
- I wish Sagan was alive to see this.
- Here's the text of the article (New Scientist site has crashed due to traffic)
