Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-01-28 02:01:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2C9F4F14A15D7DC67FBCFBE6375E5CDC727684208F1FB41994A6E0BA3D9BCD7B
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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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