We may have just received our first communication
from extraterrestrials.
This is what two canadian astronomers searching for
Extraterrestrial Intelligence affirm.
Anomalous signals from deep space often evoke a quick
pulse of gossip and speculation about aliens that dies off
soon thereafter when scientists are able to explain it.
Usually, the explanation involves a natural cosmic process; an
asteroid space detritus or frequencies from an exploded star.
Sometimes, however, the signals are too mysterious to explain.
There’s a reason why you may have seen a sustained social
media buzz regarding aliens this past week.
A few days ago, two scientists from Laval University in Quebec
released a paper arguing they may have just received our first
communication from extraterrestrials.
First, a bit of context.
This has been an exciting decade for those of us who
stargaze in awe, wondering how many sentient beings
live in this incomprehensibly enormous universe of ours.
First, the search for exoplanets accelerated dramatically
aided by the Keplar telescope, which has identified over
1,000 planets outside of our solar system.
Earlier this year, scientists announced the incredible observation
of a series of inexplicable brightness frequencies from the star
KIC 8462852, which led many to speculate the signals could have
been originating from a Dyson sphere, a theoretical megastructure
by which an advanced alien race (a Kardschez type 2 civilization)
could harness the power of its sun.
The newest discovery from this star has made it even more
unlikely that the signals are from natural causes.
The newest strange signals hail from a gaggle of some 234 stars
identified by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, which analyzed the
spectra of 2.5 million stars.
E.F. Borra and E. Trottier, the two astronomers who discovered
the anomalies, discussed them in their paper, which was originally
titled "Signals probably from Extraterrestrial Intelligence."
"We find that the detected signals have exactly the shape of
an [extraterrestrial intelligence] signal predicted in the previous
publication and are therefore in agreement with this hypothesis."
they wrote.
Shocking Discovery: Scientists Confirm Alien Signal
Sources: StrangeSounds | Jake Anderson | theAntiMedia
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