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 ...

The Wow! Signal, a mysterious 1977 radio burst, is being revisited by scientists who explore a potential link to the ...

Classic sci-fi makes it seem like our first contact with aliens will be absolutely unmistakeable: a massive, unearthly spaceship landing on Earth with creatures that come out to greet us, or a message ...

Credit: Big Ear Radio Observatory and North American AstroPhysical Observatory (NAAPO). The Wow! Signal has captivated the imagination of scientists and the public alike since its detection in 1977.

It came from the constellation Sagittarius, precisely where astronomers were hoping to find something unusual. Even more striking, the signal arrived at 1420 megahertz, the frequency of hydrogen, the ...

The most mysterious interstellar visitor of our time has just spoken. After months of exhibiting bizarre behaviour—including ...

Scientists think they might have found an explanation for the “wow” signal that has long led to hopes it was contact from aliens. In August, 1977, the Big Ear radio telescope at Ohio State University ...

"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 ...

The Wow! signal was first detected in 1977 by astronomer Jerry Ehman using Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope. It was an extraordinarily strong radio signal lasting 72 seconds and was ...

Recap: Back in 1977, a unique radio signal from deep space got astronomers all riled up about the possibility of first contact with intelligent aliens. It all began when astronomer Jerry Ehman ...