The "Wow!" signal has been etched with a red marker in the memory of advocates for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) since its unveiling in 1977. To this day, it remains one of the ...

In 1977, a radio telescope in Ohio picked up a signal from deep space a transmission unlike anything ever detected before. It lasted only 72 seconds… but it’s never been explained. They called it the ...

Some people consider the unexplained Wow! signal as proof of extraterrestrial life. Although this strong multi-band signal ...

Researchers have been trying to explain this bizarre radio signal for decades. A new study hones in on its potential source. Reading time: Reading time 3 minutes Nearly 50 years ago, astronomers ...

The mysterious “Wow!” signal from deep space, caused by a yet unknown astronomical event, was much stronger than previously thought, a new study suggests. “Wow!” is the name given to the enigmatic and ...

"Our results don't solve the mystery of the Wow! Signal, but they give us the clearest picture yet of what it was and where it came from." For researchers seeking answers to the question of whether we ...

In 1977, the Ohio State University’s Big Ear radio telescope received an unusually strong narrowband radio signal, leading to widespread excitement about the possibility of having encountered evidence ...

The mystery behind the famous 1977 “Wow!” signal has gained renewed attention after a Harvard astronomer proposed that the newly observed interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may be linked to the event. The ...

As you might expect, the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo has a fascination with radio signals from space. While doing research into the legendary “Wow! Signal” detected back in 1977, they ...