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Alien messages may have reached Earth without us realizing it
A new SETI study suggests we may be overlooking alien signals not because they aren't there, but because their own stars are scrambling them before they escape into space.
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A recent SETI study has shed new light on the possibility of alien signals reaching Earth without our detection. The research suggests that the issue may not be the absence of signals, but rather the interference caused by the stars from which they originate. The study indicates that turbulent plasma and powerful stellar storms can distort ultra-narrow radio transmissions, spreading them across a wider range of frequencies. This makes it challenging for traditional search methods to identify these signals. The implications of this finding are significant, as it may alter the way scientists approach the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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