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    The Strange Radio Signals Coming From a Nearby Star

    Astronomers have detected a mystery transmission at a frequency they haven’t observed before.
    by Marina Koren Jul 17, 2017 3 minutes
    Source: Carolyn Kaster / AP

    This spring, astronomers at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico were sorting through data from recent observations when they found something strange. The radio telescope had detected what they describe as “some very peculiar signals” coming from a nearby star, unlike anything they had ever observed before.

    The star in question is Ross 128, a red dwarf located about 11 light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. Red dwarfs are the smallest and most common types of stars in the universe. They’re

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