the independent Wow! Signal finally solved, scientists think

[UltraMega]

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Now, however, researchers at the University of Puerto Rico say they have found a new explanation for the signal. It was not an alien message but instead a unique astrophysical event, they say.

 

What’s more, they have detected similar signals – though none as intense as that first one that led to the “wow” signal.

 

The researchers suggest that the signal was caused when a cold hydrogen cloud suddenly turned bright. That was probably because it was hit by emissions from. radiation source, such as a magnetar flare ofr a soft gamma repeater.

 

When that happened, the clouds suddenly turned bright. That would explain why it was seen for a short period and then never spotted again.

 

The researchers say that the new hypothesis not only explains the signal but represents an important warning for future potential detections of signs from aliens.

 

“Our study suggests that the Wow! Signal was likely the first recorded instance of maser-like emission of the hydrogen line,” said Abel Méndez, who led the work.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/scientists-think-they-have-found-the-source-of-the-most-promising-alien-signal-ever-seen/ar-AA1pbU8s?ocid=BingNewsVerp

 

 

A little background, the hydrogen line is a frequency that astronomers expect aliens to broadcast on if they were reaching out. Sort of like prime numbers, it's something they thought would be a sign of intelligence. I'd assume they no longer think of the hydrogen line in the same way knowing this can happen naturally.

 

Its rare for anything to happen suddenly in space, but hydrogen is the most abundant element so it's not far fetched at all that a hydrogen cloud could be heated up quickly in rare events, and thus send out a hydrogen line type signal.

Edited August 24 by UltraMega