Why mysterious space signals are never aliens

• Autores: Jacob Aron
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3090, 2016, pág. 19
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Aron talks about the reports of a strong radio signal by astronomers observing the star HD 164595 that sent the Internet into a frenzy. It has now been confirmed as having a terrestrial source, perhaps an unlisted Soviet satellite--so more spy-fi than sci-fi. The incident is the latest in a string of potential discoveries, including Proxima b, Tabby's star and Planet Nine, that have driven a resurgence of interest in finding extraterrestrials not seen since the heady days of ufology, Contact and The X-Files in the 1990s. There could be geological explanations for gases, or they might be in concentrations too low to support life. In the end, all people could confidently say is there might be some kind of life--probably microbial--clinging to the rocks of a far-off land