Mysterious signal from space: Is it alien or an unknown phenomenon?

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by mapuc

It's funny how we always think in "us-term" when there's a discussion about Aliens. Have no one ever thought of that they may be thousands of year ahead of us and by now and perhaps can send message from one galaxy to another from one day to the other

That if it is alien.

Markus

Also if the aliens have such technology, what are the chances that the signal could be picked up on any technology we currently have?

That would be like someone with a heliograph trying to pick up a VIOP data packet. They would not even know the signal existed.