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LONDON (Reuters) - An unexplained radio signal from deep space could -- just might be -- contact from an alien civilisation, New Scientist magazine has reported.
The signal, coming from a point between the Pisces and Aries constellations, has been picked up three times by a telescope in Puerto Rico.
New Scientist said on Thursday 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 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 programmes running as screensavers on millions of personal computers worldwide to sift through the huge amount of data picked up by the telescope.
The signal, coming from a point between the Pisces and Aries constellations, has been picked up three times by a telescope in Puerto Rico.
New Scientist said on Thursday 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 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 programmes 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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Mr Snuggly wrote:
> Far from it, in fact, they opened the new HMV in Harlow the other
> day. The wretched scumbags.
HEH - Harlow truly sounds like a dark, dark place.
Wait a moment - Harlow rings a bell . . . Harlow . . . Crap . . SR!?!?
SR!
Of course, by unlocking the keyword 'crap' I could make an immediate, accurate link.
> Far from it, in fact, they opened the new HMV in Harlow the other
> day. The wretched scumbags.
HEH - Harlow truly sounds like a dark, dark place.
Wait a moment - Harlow rings a bell . . . Harlow . . . Crap . . SR!?!?
SR!
Of course, by unlocking the keyword 'crap' I could make an immediate, accurate link.
The problem with visiting Aliens is that they'd have us in a macho biggest wanger competition.
They'd be all like "so tell me about this here Space Shuttle, how fast does it travel"
Our NASA nerd would say "about 5000 miles an hour"
"good Throk! that fast, oohhhhhh I bet you can get to the moon in like THREE DAYS! Am I right or am I right? We travel at 100,000 ft per second"
"We've also sent a probe to Mars"
"Whuppy f**king do. We sent Mars to your Solar system to act as a probe. That shuttle, how many humans does it carry?"
"7"
"7! THAT many? We have 10000 Vargons in our craft, AND IT'S NOT EVEN A BIG ONE!"
This of course would be live on everyone's TV and the whole world would be screaming at the NASA guy
"shut the f**k up he's take the p**s, just shut the F**k up"
They'd be all like "so tell me about this here Space Shuttle, how fast does it travel"
Our NASA nerd would say "about 5000 miles an hour"
"good Throk! that fast, oohhhhhh I bet you can get to the moon in like THREE DAYS! Am I right or am I right? We travel at 100,000 ft per second"
"We've also sent a probe to Mars"
"Whuppy f**king do. We sent Mars to your Solar system to act as a probe. That shuttle, how many humans does it carry?"
"7"
"7! THAT many? We have 10000 Vargons in our craft, AND IT'S NOT EVEN A BIG ONE!"
This of course would be live on everyone's TV and the whole world would be screaming at the NASA guy
"shut the f**k up he's take the p**s, just shut the F**k up"
They're already here, amongst us, their nobbly lizard skins masked behind square jaws and luscious lips. Ain't nobody seen "They're Here" - its a true story. I've got my magical shades and I can see them.
I hope that if it is an Alien signal we don't reply, as I don't want them coming to Earth and taking our jobs and women. And eating our dead.
Very good FFF :-)
It'd be like those painful text-conversations asking out a complete stranger.
Aliens: "Hi there ... you. It's us - you know, some aliens. We were just wondering if there's anyone out there who can hear us. You know ... if you're interested."
Us: "Hi, it's us. We got your message. Just wanted to ask if you wanted to meet up sometime or something ... If you want. No pressure."
Aliens: "Hi, us again - sorry for the delay, been a bit busy. Thanks for the reply - that'd be cool. Meeting up, we mean ... yeah. So, do you guys know where the Alpha 00J2 system is?"
Us: "Thanks for agreeing to meet up. But we don't really know that area too well. Could we meet up somewhere a bit closer? Transport's a bit of a problem for us, you see. Sorry."
etc.
Aliens: "Hi there ... you. It's us - you know, some aliens. We were just wondering if there's anyone out there who can hear us. You know ... if you're interested."
Us: "Hi, it's us. We got your message. Just wanted to ask if you wanted to meet up sometime or something ... If you want. No pressure."
Aliens: "Hi, us again - sorry for the delay, been a bit busy. Thanks for the reply - that'd be cool. Meeting up, we mean ... yeah. So, do you guys know where the Alpha 00J2 system is?"
Us: "Thanks for agreeing to meet up. But we don't really know that area too well. Could we meet up somewhere a bit closer? Transport's a bit of a problem for us, you see. Sorry."
etc.
It'll take 20 years to send a reply, and to be honest, I've got better things to do.
So what if it is?
What exactly would anyone do about it?
We could send them a message back. Yeah!
That won't take long. It's just that the sun probably would have exploded by the time we get a reply.
We can't get there, and if is the only way dem aliems have of communicating, they probably can't get here either.
Wow.
What exactly would anyone do about it?
We could send them a message back. Yeah!
That won't take long. It's just that the sun probably would have exploded by the time we get a reply.
We can't get there, and if is the only way dem aliems have of communicating, they probably can't get here either.
Wow.
Ahahaha.
Serious note, this "signal" is quick to be "dismissed" by experts, but I think it's something significant, I'd like to think it was.
I mean come on, out of the whole entire universe, it's sounds stupid to just say the only life is us.
Serious note, this "signal" is quick to be "dismissed" by experts, but I think it's something significant, I'd like to think it was.
I mean come on, out of the whole entire universe, it's sounds stupid to just say the only life is us.
UrkiE-UK wrote:
have resurrected the cheeky girls from the dead.
What?
They're not dead?
They look it.
Far from it, in fact, they opened the new HMV in Harlow the other day. The wretched scumbags.
Knowing our luck, this alien signal will be from a planet full of alien Chavs, and they're asking us if we can buy them 20 Bensons, innit.
have resurrected the cheeky girls from the dead.
What?
They're not dead?
They look it.
Far from it, in fact, they opened the new HMV in Harlow the other day. The wretched scumbags.
Knowing our luck, this alien signal will be from a planet full of alien Chavs, and they're asking us if we can buy them 20 Bensons, innit.
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