LaserSETI instruments at Isla Magueyes, Puerto Rico. From left to right: Dr. Abel Méndez, student Francisco Pacheco-Vellón, Dr. Franck Marchis, Dr. Lauren Sgro, and LaserSETI Principal Investigator ...

On August 15, 1977, the Big Ear Radio Telescope in Delaware, Ohio, received the most powerful signal it would ever detect during its decades of observations. The signal lasted just 72 seconds, but ...

A mysterious signal recorded by an Ohio State University astronomer in 1977 is getting a fictional explanation thanks to "3 Body Problem." The Wow! signal is a plot point in the Netflix sci-fi series ...

Are we alone? For a moment on August 15, 1977, it certainly looked like the answer might be no. That night the Big Ear radio observatory at the Ohio State University was blasted by a remarkably ...

For researchers seeking answers to the question of whether we are alone in the universe, one event nearly half a century ago lingers even today — the so-called "Wow! Signal" detected back in 1977.

The mysterious “Wow!” signal from deep space, caused by a yet unknown astronomical event, was much stronger than previously thought, a new study suggests. “Wow!” is the name given to the enigmatic and ...