New Study Suggests Repeated Signals from Milky Way’s Center Might Originate from Extraterrestrial Greetings

A recent investigation is underway to determine if intelligent extraterrestrial beings could potentially exist in the core of the Milky Way. This endeavor involves monitoring radio signals emitted from the center of our galaxy. While pulsars, a type of star, naturally emit narrow-frequency pulses, humans also intentionally use these pulses in technologies like radar. These pulses are easily distinguishable from the background radio noise in space, making them an ideal means of communication over vast distances.

Consequently, they serve as an intriguing target for detecting potential alien civilizations. The approach for identifying these extraterrestrial life forms was outlined in a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal. Led by Akshay Suresh, a graduate student at Cornell University, the research team developed software capable of detecting these repetitive frequency patterns. To ensure its accuracy, the software was tested on known pulsars to confirm its ability to identify the narrow frequencies. These frequency ranges are significantly smaller, approximately one-tenth the width of frequencies used by a typical FM radio station.

Subsequently, the researchers employed this method to analyze data collected from the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia.

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