Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-02-05 22:28:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 23B66F68463E62671D7C64DCA0F513FE83298F9CB2D1F3BA01B73E06F2ECA77F
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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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