BERKELEY, Calif. -- On Monday, KTVU reported scientists have received an odd signal from space and some readers may have interpreted this as a confirmed extra-terrestrial contact.
Scientists did confirm there was an anomalous radio signal and reported it late last year.
However, as SETI@home lead scientist Dan Werthimer now clarifies, "although this pulse is not well understood..." it may have a natural origin.
SETI Institute Chief Scientist Seth Shostak says the highly energetic and brief signal at first excited some researchers, who at the time thought it may be a candidate ET signal. It was received not at Arecibo, Puerto Rico, as reported, but rather in Australia.
The signal has not been confirmed as any sign of extra-terrestrial intelligence, although the Allen array in California is now actively searching for more of these signals.
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Thanks for the story.
That's awesome.
As a contributor to the SETI@home project, it's always nice to hear about new findings from it.
That's awesome.
As a contributor to the SETI@home project, it's always nice to hear about new findings from it.
QUOTE (Ins0mniac @ Jan 19 2008, 06:02 AM) 
Thanks for the story.
That's awesome.
As a contributor to the SETI@home project, it's always nice to hear about new findings from it.
That's awesome.
As a contributor to the SETI@home project, it's always nice to hear about new findings from it.
Well, I had a feeling my bubble was going to be burst when I started trying to dig up more on this story.
Reporters should have to have at least one of three things before they are named "science reporters:" 1) a modicum of ability to implement logic; 2) a degree in a scientific field from a major institution, or 3) at least a good working knowledge of the subject matter they are covering. I was wondering why this wasn't blasting from media outlets everywhere, and the reason is, "It's not true." The reporter misunderstood Werthimer, didn't verify hist "facts," and ran a story that is fiction. See this link to Seti.org for the real scoop.
Bird droppings on the microphone.
LMAO.
That's really embarassing.
That's really embarassing.
QUOTE (OptimisticSkeptic @ Jan 20 2008, 05:12 AM)
Well, I had a feeling my bubble was going to be burst when I started trying to dig up more on this story.
Reporters should have to have at least one of three things before they are named "science reporters:" 1) a modicum of ability to implement logic; 2) a degree in a scientific field from a major institution, or 3) at least a good working knowledge of the subject matter they are covering. I was wondering why this wasn't blasting from media outlets everywhere, and the reason is, "It's not true." The reporter misunderstood Werthimer, didn't verify hist "facts," and ran a story that is fiction. See this link to Seti.org for the real scoop.
Reporters should have to have at least one of three things before they are named "science reporters:" 1) a modicum of ability to implement logic; 2) a degree in a scientific field from a major institution, or 3) at least a good working knowledge of the subject matter they are covering. I was wondering why this wasn't blasting from media outlets everywhere, and the reason is, "It's not true." The reporter misunderstood Werthimer, didn't verify hist "facts," and ran a story that is fiction. See this link to Seti.org for the real scoop.
Thanks for the extra info.
I don't really see a conflict with this info and the story in the original post here in this thread. Only the thread's title is misleading. (And apparently the originally breaking story by the journo they are talking about in this link). It also said it was NOT a confirmed ET signal, but an odd signal. Still interesting I reckon.
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