Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-02-01 04:21:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0B745EC63B84F3A3504884F9AD307EABB9E025B1D03A10F191C185BBAF38F7D0
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Original Note:
This observation is not evidence of extraterrestrial life. Radio telescopes (like the one used in this study) detect many natural astronomical sources of radio-frequency radiation (like the star-forming galaxy observed here). Original study: https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/519/3/4074/6958817 More reporting: https://www.space.com/radio-signal-ancient-galaxy-record-breaking-distance
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