Wow! Signal Mystery: New Flare Theory Explained
Summary
The Josh Universe - Space Discord Server community announced a new theory regarding the mysterious 1977 Wow! Signal, a powerful, one-time radio burst from the Sagittarius constellation. This new explanation suggests the signal was caused by a chance detection of a violent flare colliding with a hydrogen cloud. This update provides a potential natural explanation for one of astronomy's most famous unexplained radio events.
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In 1977, astronomers detected the Wow! Signal, a mysterious 72-second radio burst from deep space, in the Sagittarius constellation, that has never been heard again.
A new explanation for the signal suggests it was a chance detection of a furious flare crashing into a hydrogen cloud.
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