Wow signal

Another few Weeks of Observations Could Tell us if the Wow! Signal Repeats

The famous Wow Signal might be a repeating radio burst, and astronomers might soon prove it.

2 years ago

According to the Math, it’s Highly Unlikely That an Intelligent Civilization is Located at Alpha Centauri

In a new study, a pair of Harvard astrophysicists did the math on whether or not BLC1 is an extraterrestrial…

3 years ago

The WOW Signal Probably Didn’t Come from Aliens, or Comets as You Recently Heard

A new study has indicated that the famous Wow! signal may have been caused by a comet, though not all…

7 years ago

Weekly Space Hangout – June 9, 2017: Dr. Jeffrey Forshaw Presents “Universal: A Guide to the Cosmos”

Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Dr. Jeffrey Forshaw is a British particle physicist with an interest in quantum chromodynamics…

7 years ago

‘Wow!’ Signal Was…Wait For It…Comets

Nearly 40 years after it was first detected, a Florida astronomer proposes that comets may be to blame for the…

8 years ago

What Was the WOW Signal?

What was the signal received in 1977? Was it a cryptic message from an alien civilization? (more…)

9 years ago

A Fine Pair of Lunar Occultations for North America This Weekend

Heads up, North American residents: our Moon is about to blot out two naked eye stars on Friday and Saturday…

11 years ago

35 Years Later, the ‘Wow!’ Signal Still Tantalizes

Since the SETI program first began searching for possible alien radio signals a few decades ago, there have been many…

12 years ago