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An Anomalous SETI Signal
NASA ^
| Feb. 6, 2011
| SETI/NASA
Posted on 02/09/2011 11:52:43 AM PST by The Comedian
Explanation: No one knows for sure what caused this signal.
There is a slight possibility that it just might originate from an extraterrestrial intelligence.
The bright colors on the blue background indicate that an anomalous signal was received here on Earth by a radio telescope involved in a Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
A search for these signals is ongoing by several groups including volunteer members of the SETI League.
Time labels the vertical axis of the above plot, and frequency marks the horizontal axis.
Although this strong signal was never positively identified, astronomers have identified in it many attributes characteristic of a more mundane and ultimately terrestrial origin.
In this case, a leading possibility is that the signal originates from an unusual modulation between a GPS satellite and an unidentified Earth-based source.
Many unusual signals from space remain unidentified.
No signal has yet been strong enough or run long enough to be unambiguously identified as originating from an extraterrestrial intelligence.
(image at link)
TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: nasa; seti; space; xplanets
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry
Great analogy. I think sometimes we forget that civilizations that could make faster-than-light propulsion drives could probably also master faster-than-light comms.
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posted on
02/09/2011 1:02:06 PM PST
by
Free Vulcan
(Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead.)
To: The Comedian
I suppose we aren’t going to be able to do much about THAT illegal alien problem. Not that we do much about the other one either.
42
posted on
02/09/2011 1:06:07 PM PST
by
Free Vulcan
(Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead.)
To: The Comedian
Dude, the Uranians have looong walked among us.
To: Buckeye Battle Cry; Free Vulcan
Yup. IMHO, we're pretty arrogant for assuming that they'd want to talk to us. For instance, you're aware of the ants in your driveway, but you're not going to sit outside and try to have a conversation with them.
Frankly, though, I think that interstellar space is too vast for much, if any, communication and travel. Just my opinion, though, it's just as valuable as anyone else's.
44
posted on
02/09/2011 1:12:20 PM PST
by
wbill
To: paulycy
Or Mr. B Natural.
Today is a good day to die.
I didn't say for whom.
45
posted on
02/09/2011 1:12:30 PM PST
by
The Comedian
(Muslim Brotherhood = A.N.S.W.E.R = Soros = Obama)
To: The Comedian
Or Mr. B Natural.Sorry. First valve down is B Flat. (Trust me.)
46
posted on
02/09/2011 1:15:02 PM PST
by
paulycy
(Islamo-Marxism is Evil.)
To: martin_fierro
I like to view Waxman as more of a Klingon orbiting Uranus.
47
posted on
02/09/2011 1:15:02 PM PST
by
Free Vulcan
(Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead.)
To: GeronL
48
posted on
02/09/2011 1:17:01 PM PST
by
Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
(Obama:If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun (the REAL Arizona instigator))
To: The Comedian
“We are coming to serve Man.”
To: paulycy
It's the character's name, not the not s/he's hitting
Today is a good day to die.
I didn't say for whom.
50
posted on
02/09/2011 1:25:33 PM PST
by
The Comedian
(Muslim Brotherhood = A.N.S.W.E.R = Soros = Obama)
To: The Comedian
OK. I’ll just B natural then.
51
posted on
02/09/2011 1:32:08 PM PST
by
paulycy
(Islamo-Marxism is Evil.)
To: OldNewYork
More embarrassing will be the day our EM cluttered signal of porn reaches ‘others’. What would we think of a civilization which was so obsessed with the physical characteristics and interactions of a faux procreative nature? Our planet is wrapped in the EM smut of our porn transmissions. What good Angel would even approach such a cesspool of obsession? ... What devil could resist it!
52
posted on
02/09/2011 1:37:49 PM PST
by
MHGinTN
(Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
To: The Comedian
My people said they were coming for me. I told them to hold off until the Mariners win the World Series. They’ll be back after an orbit or two...of the galaxy...
To: The Comedian
Somehow I knew you’d be a SCI 3000 fan.
54
posted on
02/09/2011 1:46:34 PM PST
by
MHGinTN
(Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
To: The Comedian
“No one knows for sure what caused this signal”
How about liberal media signals.
55
posted on
02/09/2011 1:51:43 PM PST
by
SgtHooper
(The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.)
To: Buckeye Battle Cry; All
If they want us to know they are out there, they can stoop to our level and bang messages out on hollow logs with long sticks.
Very good point, and a reason I have always been skeptical of 'UFOs'. Not that I don't think extraterrestrial life exists, just that if they could come here from interstellar space, they would be so vastly superior to us that, if they didn't want us to see them, there would be no 'accidental' sightings such as what we see now. I could be wrong, it's happened before.
56
posted on
02/09/2011 2:05:10 PM PST
by
notdownwidems
(Vote Republican! We're 1/10 of 1% better than the other guys!)
To: wbill
Yup. IMHO, we're pretty arrogant for assuming that they'd want to talk to us. For instance, you're aware of the ants in your driveway, but you're not going to sit outside and try to have a conversation with them. Stanley Kubrick gave a Playboy interview after 2001: A Space Odyssey came out.
In response to a question about the form of possible alien intelligences he said (and I paraphrase),
"If an ant on the ground scratches out 'Let's talk,' I'm not going to step on him. "
57
posted on
02/09/2011 2:35:15 PM PST
by
Erasmus
(Personal goal: Have a bigger carbon footprint than Tony Robbins.)
To: The Comedian
Or a bird ... or a Martian.
58
posted on
02/09/2011 2:40:50 PM PST
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: MHGinTN
The master would be pleased with your insight...
Today is a good day to die.
I didn't say for whom.
59
posted on
02/09/2011 3:01:42 PM PST
by
The Comedian
(Muslim Brotherhood = A.N.S.W.E.R = Soros = Obama)
To: MeganC; randog
60
posted on
02/09/2011 4:30:48 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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