Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-01-27 14:50:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9998C3DF3A6C0244914E5C41E91827B892C903AA48715779DFF5699E16B5CB11
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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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