Wow! signal
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wow-signal-204-18070790
title:
Wow! signal
text:
The Wow! signal was a strong narrowband radio signal detected on August 15, 1977, by Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope in the United States, then used to support the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The signal appeared to come from the direction of the constellation Sagittarius and bore expected hallmarks of extraterrestrial origin. Astronomer Jerry R. Ehman discovered the anomaly a few days later while reviewing the recorded data. He was so impressed by the result that he
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wiki
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description:
1977 narrowband radio signal from SETI
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wow!_signal
date created:
2004-11-26T08:00:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T04:06:48Z
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