A SPIKE IN RADIO SIGNALS COMING FROM THE DIRECTION OF A SUN-LIKE STAR HAS EXCITED ASTRONOMERS.
“But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” Matthew 24:37 (KJV)
The signals seem to be originating from a sun-like star known as HD 164595 in the constellation Hercules, around 95 light years away. Scientists suggest they are likely to be the result of a natural phenomenon, such as ‘microlensing’, in which the star’s gravity strengthens and focus signals from elsewhere.
But astronomers have also asked SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) to take a closer look at whether they could be a message from ET.
SETI will track HD 164595 tonight using the Allen Telescope Array in northern California and the Boquete Optical SETI Observatory in Panama. According to a report by Paul Gilster at Centauri Dreams, the signal was first detected on May 15 last year by the RATAN-600 radio telescope in Zelenchukskaya.
HD 164595 is interesting to scientists because it’s a sun-like star with at least one ‘warm Neptune’ planet in orbit.
Its average temperature is 12 Kelvin hotter than the sun and is around 100 million years younger than our star.
Scientists say there may still be other planets undetected around HD 164595.
‘No one is claiming that this is the work of an extraterrestrial civilisation, but it is certainly worth further study,’ writes Gilster.
‘Working out the strength of the signal, the researchers say that if it came from an isotropic beacon, it would be of a power possible only for a Kardashev Type II civilisation. ‘If it were a narrow beam signal focused on our solar system, it would be of a power available to a Kardashev Type I civilisation.’
THE KARDASHEV SCALE IS A WAY OF MEASURING AN ALIEN SOCIETY’S TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT BASED UPON HOW MUCH ENERGY IT HAS AT ITS DISPOSAL.
A Type I civilisation is given to species who have been able to harness all the energy that is available from a nearby star, gathering and storing it to meet its population’s demands. A Type II civilisation is much more advanced and can harness the power of their entire star.
http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/mystery-radio-signals-emanating-sun-like-star-hd-164595-scientists-baffled/
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