SETI: Mysterious signal from Proxima Centauri appeared on Earth

A mysterious signal from the Proxima Centauri star system appeared on Earth, but it is not clear exactly what it is. This is the result of a research team after a detailed analysis, which will now be presented.

For this purpose, it was searched again and again in the star closest to the Sun. The researchers found signals similar to the original in many ways, but appeared at different frequencies. However, with them it is “earthly interference”. So it also applies to the mysterious signal, which they now believe may be due to a broken electronic device.

Proxima is only visible when facing Centauri

The mysterious, very short-band signal with a frequency of almost 982 MHz caused a great deal of excitement late last year. Experts explained that according to the current understanding, the only possible source is technology. It was discovered in the context of breakthrough lists and one participant described it as the “most exciting signal” of the SETI project. The Parks telescope in Australia is only visible for hours when it is pointed directly in the direction of the Proxima Centauri. Although the research team considered the Earth’s interpretation to be very plausible, speculation immediately arose that extraterrestrial intelligence was a viable source.

In all, Sofia Sheikh’s team from the University of California, Berkeley detected about 60 signals, similar to the original. Algorithms would have classified them as “terrestrial origins”. Overall, they appear to be very inaccurate in the data and may match frequencies that can be traced back to normal oscillators in electronics.

The original signal may have had its appearance on a broken device, which was transferred a few hundred kilometers from the Parks telescope, The group is loudly skeptical Natural. If the signal is not available again, it may have been switched off or repaired. You can not compress it more accurately. They do not know why the telescope appeared only when the proxima was moving in the direction of the centaur. This may be an unfortunate coincidence.

For researchers who have studied the mysterious signal in detail in recent months, the discovery of the terrestrial explanation is not a setback, they promise you. To confirm the source of an extraterrestrial intelligence, they would have refined the tools needed to study such amazing signals. They were almost certain that the signal was coming from the earth.

They now divide their work into two Articles in Business Magazine Natural Before. Other things included List of 10 actionsIt must be dealt with after detecting an inexplicable signal to verify the so-called technocignature.

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