Signals & hypotheses
Investigate unusual signals, technosignatures and scientific hypotheses with their physical constraints, competing explanations and evidence.
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BLC1: a lesson in verification
A candidate radio signal observed toward Proxima Centauri was traced to locally generated interference through detailed follow-up.
SCIENTIFIC CONCEPT · Signals & hypotheses
Search for extraterrestrial intelligence
A research effort looking for evidence of technologically capable life through testable observations.
SCIENTIFIC CONCEPT · Signals & hypotheses
Technosignatures
The scientific search for observable indications of technology beyond Earth, from radio emissions to proposed atmospheric or large-scale effects.
SIGNAL · Signals & hypotheses
The Wow! signal
A striking narrowband radio observation recorded in 1977. Its origin remains unresolved in the cited SETI Institute account.