In 1977, scientists discovered a mysterious signal beaming from space that was so powerful it prompted astronomer Jerry Ehman to write 'Wow!' on the telescope's readout. For decades, scientists have ...

The "Wow!" signal has been etched with a red marker in the memory of advocates for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) since its unveiling in 1977. To this day, it remains one of the ...

in red pen, thereby giving it a memorable nickname: the “Wow! Signal.” The incident has remained a mystery for decades, never spotted again in over 48 years, leaving plenty of questions in its wake.

The mysterious “Wow!” signal from deep space, caused by a yet unknown astronomical event, was much stronger than previously thought, a new study suggests. “Wow!” is the name given to the enigmatic and ...

Researchers have been trying to explain this bizarre radio signal for decades. A new study hones in on its potential source. reading time 3 minutes Nearly 50 years ago, astronomers searching the ...

On August 15, 1977, the Big Ear Radio Telescope in Delaware, Ohio, received the most powerful signal it would ever detect during its decades of observations. The signal lasted just 72 seconds, but ...

As you might expect, the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo has a fascination with radio signals from space. While doing research into the legendary “Wow! Signal” detected back in 1977, they ...

"Our results don't solve the mystery of the Wow! Signal, but they give us the clearest picture yet of what it was and where it came from." For researchers seeking answers to the question of whether we ...

Interstellar comet 3I/Atlas was the likely origin point of the famous Wow! Signal detected in 1977, according to Harvard scientist Avi Loeb. In a new blog post, he pointed to the probability that the ...

In 1977, the Ohio State University’s Big Ear radio telescope received an unusually strong narrowband radio signal, leading to widespread excitement about the possibility of having encountered evidence ...