Aliens?

ImprovizoR · August 30, 2016, 10:41am

We might have found some for real this time: http://observer.com/2016/08/not-a-drill-seti-is-investigating-a-possible-extraterrestrial-signal-from-deep-space/

Excerpt from the article:

An international team of scientists from the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is investigating mysterious signal spikes emitting from a 6.3-billion-year-old star in the constellation Hercules—95 light years away from Earth. The implications are extraordinary and point to the possibility of a civilization far more advanced than our own.

The unusual signal was originally detected on May 15, 2015, by the Russian Academy of Science-operated RATAN-600 radio telescope in Zelenchukskaya, Russia, but was kept secret from the international community. Interstellar space reporter Paul Gilster broke the story after the researchers quietly circulated a paper announcing the detection of “a strong signal in the direction of HD164595.”

The mysterious star’s designation is HD164595, and it’s considered to be sun-like in nature with a nearly identical metallic composition to our own star. So far, a single Neptune-like (but warmer) planet has been discovered in its orbit—HD 164595 b. But as Gilster explained, “There could, of course, be other planets still undetected in this system.”

Decorated Italian SETI researcher and mathematician Claudio Maccone along with Russia’s Nikolai Bursov of the Special Astrophysical Observatory are the principal scientists working on the apparent discovery. They claim that “permanent monitoring of this target is needed.”

I suggest reading the entire article. This should probably be on the next Tek.

yuurei · August 30, 2016, 10:47am

need to read this thanks for sharing!

anon2950300 · August 30, 2016, 10:55am

if anything....

This would be a point where governments would declare war on a outside threat and have "disclosure". Stating they have been at war with them for decades (man made objects). In attempts to activate a martial law to enslave/protect the people of the nation... or it turns out its another WOW! signal but this time it can be tracked. Which would be a natural noise in the cosmos.

anon2950300 · August 30, 2016, 11:12am

Can we stay on the OP's article as the topic please? thanks :)

anon2950300 · August 30, 2016, 11:15am

im reading the lounge. no need in spreading to non related posts. just saying

anon2950300 · August 30, 2016, 11:24am

Thanks for sharing the article, interesting read.

BGL · August 30, 2016, 11:32am

My bet is that this turns out to be from a military source :-(

To have aliens with comparable tech to us only 95 light years away would be pretty cool though, shame I wouldn't be around to see the response to any message we try and send them (assuming that we would).

I do wonder how much of our comms traffic will escape the solar-system. It seems that with the adoption of satellites and high-bandwidth cables less and less of our communications would need to be broadcast at a strength to send it into deep space. That being the case we might only appear as a short-lived blip to anyone out there that might have invested into a SETI like project to actually listen...

anon56517415 · August 31, 2016, 3:02am

Is aliens what happened to Tek Syndicate in recent days?

behindthetimesgamer · August 31, 2016, 4:29am

Obligatory "aliens" meme

Tjj226_Angel · August 31, 2016, 4:34am

anon60035849 · August 31, 2016, 4:44am

behindthetimesgamer · August 31, 2016, 4:45am

They come from the land down under...

ImprovizoR · August 31, 2016, 9:27am

If it was only one signal then there's a good chance that it was just one of their own satellites or some kind of interference. But we don't know that yet so it's kinda fun to speculate. Life is short. I'll take all the fun that I can get, even if it's a false alarm :)

Buckshee · August 31, 2016, 9:48am

fucking SETI, it would be cool if there was another planet with thinking things on, to an extent even if they're predating on humans (or perhaps more in that case), but this follows the same model as HAARP in terms of how it's presented to the public.

This is just like that thing someone did where he was just plugging shit in to power it up and got noises on his speakers - maybe that's nonsense I don't have the mind to check.

But it's that kind of thing, just like 2.4Ghz antennas can talk to each other, it seems sensible to consider that 2 suns could operate like that too if they had similar components (and i suppose many other assumption based on Electric Sun models) Would need to work out where that is in relation to (initially) galactic center, we may be feeling this effect because of a power surge, but that could also have been driven by something we could be about to experience (or not, or a different direction, through stuff we're passing through together)

I don't want to get started on the conspiracy side, will read it later :)