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72 Signals 'From Alien Galaxy' 3bn light Years Away... Maybe.
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Boy In A Dress and myself -and possible Ninurta too, will be waiting with bated-breath to see
where this article goes. If someone called 'Judy Faltskog' shows up, then I'm sure we'll be in
for a weird ride!



Quote:SETI scientists spot 72 signals 'from alien galaxy' 3bn light years away.

Scientists do not yet know what causes the mysterious fast radio bursts, but a form of alien
transportation has been suggested.

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'Scientists searching for extraterrestrial life say they have spotted 72 mysterious signals from an
alien galaxy using artificial intelligence (AI). The researchers at the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial
Intelligence) Institute discovered the unusual signals when examining 400 terabytes of radio data
from a dwarf galaxy three billion light years away from Earth.

Almost all artificial intelligence technology involves automating data analysis, combing through
huge data sets to identify patterns or unusual occurrences.

The signals they spotted -fast radio bursts (FRBs) -are bright and quick pulses which were first
discovered in 2007 and are believed to come from distant galaxies, although it is not yet know
what causes them.

"The nature of the object emitting them is unknown," SETI said, adding: "There are many theories,
including that they could be the signatures of technology developed by extraterrestrial intelligent life."

Last year, scientists at Harvard University suggested that FRBs could result from energy leaks from
powerful transmitters built by alien civilisations in order to send giant light sail ships on interstellar
voyages. A light sail would use the tiny amount of pressure exerted by light to produce a small but
constant acceleration which allows a spacecraft to reach a great speed.

The FRBs were detected in data collected by the Green Bank Telescope, part of the US Radio Quiet
Zone, where wireless communications signals are banned to prevent interference with the telescopes.

Gerry Zhang, a PhD student at Berkeley, developed the machine-learning algorithm used to examine
the 400tb of data, in which another researcher had already identified 21 FRBs.

"Gerry's work is exciting not just because it helps us understand the dynamic behavior of FRBs in
more detail," said SETI's Dr Andrew Siemion, "but also because of the promise it shows for using
machine learning to detect signals missed by classical algorithms."

Dr Siemion added: "These new techniques are already improving our sensitivity to signals from
extraterrestrial technologies." The results of their research have been accepted for publication in
the Astrophysical Journal...'
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72 Signals 'From Alien Galaxy' 3bn light Years Away... Maybe. - by BIAD - 09-11-2018, 09:26 PM

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