I’m not saying it’s aliens, but… No, I’m just not saying it’s aliens, full stop. It is never aliens. Reports of a strong radio signal picked up by Russian astronomers observing the distant star HD 164595 sent the internet into a frenzy this week. It has now been confirmed as a terrestrial source, perhaps a previously unlisted Soviet military satellite – more spy-fi than sci-fi.
The incident is the latest in a seemingly endless string of potential discoveries of aliens, including Proxima b, Tabby’s star and Planet Nine, that have driven a resurgence of interest in SETI not seen since the heady days of ufology, Contact and The X-Files in the 1990s.
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