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SETI's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
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A radio transmission analyzed by astronomer Jerry Ehman met all the criteria SETI follows for radio transmissions from intelligent life, making it the closest evidence we've ever gotten of a radio transmission from an alien civilization.
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The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is a project that involves analyzing data from the Big Ear radio telescope at Ohio State University to identify radio transmissions from an alien civilization that meets all SETI's criteria for radio transmissions from intelligent life.
03:59 - 06:08 (02:09)
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The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is a project that involves analyzing data from the Big Ear radio telescope at Ohio State University to identify radio transmissions from an alien civilization that meets all SETI's criteria for radio transmissions from intelligent life.
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The WOW transmission, named after the notation made by Jerry Eamon, is so far, the strongest candidate for alien contact, and although nothing else has come up, SETI continues, with challenges such as radio communication barriers, funding, and even skepticism from scientists.
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Summary
The WOW transmission, named after the notation made by Jerry Eamon, is so far, the strongest candidate for alien contact, and although nothing else has come up, SETI continues, with challenges such as radio communication barriers, funding, and even skepticism from scientists.