273. MYSTERY: What is the Wow Signal?

MAR 8, 202429 MIN
Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery

273. MYSTERY: What is the Wow Signal?

MAR 8, 202429 MIN

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In 1977, the Big Ear telescope at Ohio State University recorded a very interesting radio signal from outer space. What was it?


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Sources:  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wow!_signal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_message

https://earthsky.org/space/wow-signal-explained-comets-antonio-paris/

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/02/the-wow-signal-one-mans-search-for-setis-most-tantalizing-trace-of-alien-life/253093/

https://www.astronomy.com/science/the-wow-signal-alien-missed-connection/

https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/unexplained-phenomena/wow-signal.htm

https://www.space.com/wow-signal-origin-star

https://www.supercluster.com/editorial/one-mans-quest-to-investigate-the-mysterious-wow-signal

https://www.rfglobalnet.com/doc/the-wow-signal-seconds-that-still-remain-a-mystery-0001

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_State_University_Radio_Observatory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_interstellar_radio_messages

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