Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-01-28 08:49:57 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D23E2686A4F9A97945A681DA04B123E01573FD61E6746A690592B8C3EDBEED4B
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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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