The Mystery Behind a Nearby Alien Beacon Is Solved

The Truth Is Out Here, Actually

A $100 million project to find aliens found a lead. Is it all it’s cracked up to be?

Published Oct. 25 2021 2:00PM EDT

211024-ufo-signal-hero_gjqdf3 — Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty

Back in April 2019, an Australian telescope picked up a very tantalizing radio signal that seemed to emanate from the sun's closest neighboring star. The signal didn’t have any obvious explanation.

Neel V. Patel

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The Mystery Behind a Nearby Alien Beacon Is Solved

A $100 million project to find aliens found a lead. Is it all it’s cracked up to be?

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Neel V. Patel