The Wow! Signal, a strong radio signal detected in 1977, likely originated from a natural source, not aliens. A magnetar, a type of neutron star, may have amplified radio waves from a cold hydrogen ...

A mysterious signal recorded by an Ohio State University astronomer in 1977 is getting a fictional explanation thanks to "3 Body Problem." The Wow! signal is a plot point in the Netflix sci-fi series ...

For researchers seeking answers to the question of whether we are alone in the universe, one event nearly half a century ago lingers even today — the so-called "Wow! Signal" detected back in 1977.

A printout sheet with the word "Wow!" written in red. The Wow! signal is one of the great astronomy puzzles of the past 50 years, but it's not so mysterious in the sci-fi universe of "3 Body Problem." ...

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