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

mapuc · 04-03-15, 12:02 PM

Interesting read- I have difficult believing in aliens so I say its an unknown phenomenon

http://globalnews.ca/news/1916052/my...wn-phenomenon/

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Just this year, one of these FRBs was seen in action for the first time (as opposed to scientists going through data and finding them

Markus

Gargamel · 04-03-15, 12:22 PM

Read that the other day.

Might be aliens, might also be a sports bar pirating a satellite signal. That's why it's unknown. There's only 10 signals, so they don't have a lot of data to work with yet. They'll figure it out eventually.

Sailor Steve · 04-03-15, 01:00 PM

If it is aliens, they sent those signals a very, very, very long time ago.

Rockstar · 04-03-15, 02:15 PM

mapuc · 04-03-15, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

If it is aliens, they sent those signals a very, very, very long time ago.

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

Tango589 · 04-03-15, 02:43 PM

If they are thousands of years ahead of us, then they probably still won't want to talk to us, as we'll be the equivalent of primitive life to them.

'They haven't got time travel yet? Bwahahahaha! Don't bother talking to them, they're so backwards it hurts!'

mapuc · 04-03-15, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Tango589

If they are thousands of years ahead of us, then they probably still won't want to talk to us, as we'll be the equivalent of primitive life to them.

'They haven't got time travel yet? Bwahahahaha! Don't bother talking to them, they're so backwards it hurts!'

That's why I say its a natural phenomenon, having difficult believe in Aliens and if they do exist, why bother contact us, who may be in the stone age in their view.

Markus

Gargamel · 04-03-15, 02:43 PM

Very true mapuc, Also, in the article I read, it siad there is a decent chance that they are somewhat local, within our end of the galaxy.

Sailor Steve · 04-03-15, 03:19 PM

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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

If they had the kind of technology that can circumvent physics and travel faster than light, why would they send a signal from thousands or millions of light-years away? It they could send a message that far in one day they would more likely just travel here and say "Hello". They would probably also have the technology to send us a message we could understand.

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That if it is alien.

Which was my point in the first place. It's probably natural.

STEED · 04-03-15, 03:33 PM

Buddahaid · 04-03-15, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

If they had the kind of technology that can circumvent physics and travel faster than light, why would they send a signal from thousands or millions of light-years away? It they could send a message that far in one day they would more likely just travel here and say "Hello". They would probably also have the technology to send us a message we could understand.

You're forgetting that we are sending signals now. When our civilization is a thousand years advanced with FTL drive, those signals will still be traveling on.

Anyway, those advanced aliens likely view us primitives as space tourism sites and get a good laugh at our stupid moronic struggles.

Platapus · 04-05-15, 03:44 PM

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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.

Catfish · 04-05-15, 04:04 PM

Last time we were sure there were alien signals, it was the lighthouse effect of a pulsar. But this looks indeed different.

Really, among those millions of millions of stars, the probability of other life (of any kind and whatever 'it' looks like) is pretty high.
But as Stanislav Lem said, the "window of contact" (time-and location-wise, to receive signals) is highly improbable.

I just hope, if there ever IS a contact, it will not be screwed up by some "great" military human minds

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Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Read that the other day. Might be aliens, might also be a sports bar pirating a satellite signal. That's why it's unknown. There's only 10 signals, so they don't have a lot of data to work with yet. They'll figure it out eventually. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

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Tango589 Still crazy as ever! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 3,375 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 1	If they are thousands of years ahead of us, then they probably still won't want to talk to us, as we'll be the equivalent of primitive life to them. 'They haven't got time travel yet? Bwahahahaha! Don't bother talking to them, they're so backwards it hurts!' __________________ Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way...

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Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Very true mapuc, Also, in the article I read, it siad there is a decent chance that they are somewhat local, within our end of the galaxy. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

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