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An international team of scientists from the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is investigating mysterious signal spikes emitting from a 6.3-billion-year-old star in the constellation Hercules—95 light years away from Earth. The implications are extraordinary and point to the possibility of a civilization far more advanced than our own.
The unusual signal was originally detected on May 15, 2015, by the Russian Academy of Science-operated RATAN-600 radio telescope in Zelenchukskaya, Russia, but was kept secret from the international community. Interstellar space reporter Paul Gilster broke the story after the researchers quietly circulated a paper announcing the detection of "a strong signal in the direction of HD164595."
The mysterious star's designation is HD164595, and it's considered to be sun-like in nature with a nearly identical metallic composition to our own star. So far, a single Neptune-like (but warmer) planet has been discovered in its orbit—HD 164595 b. But as Gilster explained, "There could, of course, be other planets still undetected in this system."
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 30 2016, @09:17PM
Trump will build an even bigger wall to keep the extraterrestrial aliens out. But if Cliton wins, the ET's will get a green card, social security, welfare, drivers licence, college education, housing, and land grabs, all free.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 30 2016, @10:40PM
You are mistaken, Trump's wig is an alien.
(Score: 4, Funny) by RandomFactor on Wednesday August 31 2016, @02:42AM
A wall around the Earth to keep out aliens.... a Donald-san sphere?
В «Правде» нет известий, в «Известиях» нет правды
(Score: 2) by arslan on Wednesday August 31 2016, @03:19AM
and he'll make the aliens pay for that wall.... Clinton will want to offshore all ye stuff to a cheap off planet rock manned by cheap alien labor or automatons.