Could Messages From Extraterrestrials "Slip Below Our Detection Thresholds"? A New Study Explains Why We're Missing Alien Signals

SETI thinks we might have missed messages from aliens

Humanity has been scanning the cosmos for decades, hoping to find any sign that we’re not alone, but the answer has consistently been radio silence. Now, researchers at the SETI Institute are suggesting we might have simply been missing those messages all along.  According to USA Today, New research published by scientists at SETI in the Astrophysical Journal suggests this is definitely a possibility. If aliens are trying to make contact with us…

Could Messages from Extraterrestrials "Slip Below Our Detection Thresholds"? A New Study Explains Why We're Missing Alien Signals

Since the early 1960s, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has sought evidence of advanced civilizations elsewhere in the cosmos. However, astronomers may have missed any signs of their attempts at communication by relying only on a specific type of radio signal: extremely narrowband transmissions. Now, a new study released on March 5 by researchers at the SETI Institute suggests that this strategy might unintentionally cause sci…

Extraterrestrial radio signals: what if our technology ultimately cannot detect them?

A recent study has highlighted the fact that we might not currently be able to detect radio signals emitted from the far reaches of the cosmos.SETI antennas scan the sky daily in the hope of capturing an extraterrestrial radio signal.According to research from the SETI Institute, we might fail to capture potential extraterrestrial radio signals from Earth. Stars could weaken the signals to the point of making them undetectable.Signals that are i…