‘Strong Signal’ in Space Spurs Talk of Extraterrestrials

WE ARE NOT ALONE

Possible beacon picked up from 95 light-years away.

Published Aug. 30 2016 12:38AM EDT

cheats/2016/08/30/strong-signal-of-extraterrestial-life-detected-by-astronomers/160829-signal-extraterrestrial-cheat_rbcfsi — W. Stenzel/NASA/Reuters

A group of astronomers says a radio telescope in Russia has detected a “strong signal” of life in a star system about 95 light-years from Earth, spurring talk of extraterrestrial beings.

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‘Strong Signal’ in Space Spurs Talk of Extraterrestrials

Possible beacon picked up from 95 light-years away.

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‘Strong Signal’ in Space Spurs Talk of Extraterrestrials

Possible beacon picked up from 95 light-years away.

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