LONDON, England (Reuters) -- An unexplained radio signal from deep space could -- just might be -- contact from an alien civilization, New Scientist magazine reported on Thursday.
The signal, coming from a point between the Pisces and Aries constellations, has been picked up three times by a telescope in Puerto Rico.
There are other explanations besides extraterrestrial contact that may explain the signal. New Scientist said the signal could be generated by a previously unknown astronomical phenomenon or even be a by-product from the telescope itself.
But the mystery beam has excited astronomers across the world.
"If they can see it four, five or six times it really begins to get exciting," Jocelyn Bell Burnell of the University of Bath in western England told the magazine.
It was broadcast on the main frequency at which the universe's most common element, hydrogen, absorbs and emits energy, and which astronomers say is the most likely means by which aliens would advertise their presence.
The potentially extraterrestrial signals were picked up through the SETI+home project, which uses programs running as screensavers on millions of personal computers worldwide to sift through the huge amount of data picked up by the telescope.

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This is VERY COOL bluebutterfly! You know I was one of the "original members" of THE PLANETARY SOCIETY when Carl Sagan was still alive and kickin. He was a true believer in intelliegent life on other planets. Ahead of his time.........he was :)

I BELIEVE that our WORLD is being prepared for the ANOUNCEMENT that we are not alone!

I could NOT have imagined this 20 years ago BUT I think OUR WORLD could handle it now! :clap:


Have a nice and wonderful day..................Andrew Paul

I couldn't agree with you more.

And WOULDN'T that be wild :clap: :good:




Hang in there sweetie.................Andrew Paul

I know I am......... :D