The source of the iconic Wow! signal has been a mystery to science for nearly 50 years. A group of researchers has been studying signals captured by the Arecibo telescope in order to finally ...

The Wow! signal was first detected in 1977 by astronomer Jerry Ehman using Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope. It was an extraordinarily strong radio signal lasting 72 ...

If it was sent from a region of space with habitable planets, it’s at least worth a listen. John D. Kraus, Ph. D. Source: North American Astrophysical Observatory. Understanding the Wow! Signal ...

Luckily, a chance observation nearly 50 years ago has provided just that. The so-called Wow! Signal, much discussed but only occasionally and somewhat informally studied, has provided a guidepost ...