Posted on 10/11/2010 12:56:43 PM PDT by TaraP
The recent discovery of Gliese 581g, an alien planet in the habitable zone of another star, has been an exciting development for scientists probing the galaxy for signs of extraterrestrial life. At least one claim of a possible signal from the planet has already surfaced – and been met with harsh skepticism among the science community.
Following the Sept. 29 announcement of the discovery of Gliese 581g, astronomer Ragbir Bhathal, a scientist at the University of Western Sydney, claimed to have detected a suspicious pulse of light nearly two years ago, that came from the same area of the galaxy as the location of Gliese 581g, according to the U.K.'s Daily Mail online. [Alien Planet Gliese581g: FAQ]
Bhathal is a member of the Australian chapter of SETI, a non-profit scientific organization that is dedicated to research, exploration and education in the field of astrobiology.
"Whenever there's a clear night, I go up to the observatory and do a run on some of the celestial objects," Bhathal told the Daily Mail. "Looking at one of these objects, we found this signal. We found this very sharp signal, sort of a laser lookalike thing which is the sort of thing we're looking for – a very sharp spike. And that is what we found."
Still, there are some scientists who are skeptical of Bhathal's assertion.
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Or a congratulations for landing on the moon... It does take 40 years for the light/radio transit there and back. Besides, it's far more likely that it's Al Gore they're looking for.
Calling occupants of interplanetary craft
additional:
spotted ‘mysterious pulse of light’ from direction of newly-discovered ‘2nd Earth’ two years ago
Daily Mail | 1st October 2010 | Niall Firth
Posted on 10/01/2010 3:22:54 AM PDT by tlb
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Maybe those flashes were the inhabitants of Gliese Nuking it out.
A bright flash of light from an outcropping of surface quartz? Or an intelligent signal. There are tests for both. How did they turn out?
He could impress me more, if he included that information.
/johnny
Wow. My ham-fisted novice morse code has been available to them for 7 years. Which just leaves 33 years to wait for a reply. I'll have to dig out the log book and see which xtals I was using back then. 7.something MHz, I'm sure. Wanna be ready if they reply ;)
/johnny
Wercome the Gliesers to owl pranet!
It says “ Send us Katy Perry and no one will get hurt”..
hmmm... I wonder what it means
Send her to me first :p
Can only be “Mote in God’s eye”.
LOL!
I doubt it...only earthlings are dumb enough to announce their location to aliens in outer space.
Loved that book!! I have seen the Wow signal before I wish I knew what the Number sequence meant. Was it showing a sharp spike or what?
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