Alien false alarm: ‘Extraterrestrial’ radio signals turn out to be human
by Tory Shepherd from Science | The Guardian on (#5R4A5)
Australia's Parkes Observatory detected an ET-like pattern that suggested something was out there. But it was just a case of mixed signals
Astronomers searching for alien life thought they'd spotted signs of intelligence beyond the solar system - but the signals turned out to be human.
Parkes Observatory's Murriyang radio telescope detected promising" radio signals that seemed to be extraterrestrial in 2019. The strange signals appeared to come from Proxima Centauri, the Sun's nearest neighbouring star.
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