It’s been nearly 50 years since astronomers detected the most famous space signal we’ve ever received—a 72-second radio burst that lit up a printout at Ohio State’s Big Ear radio telescope in 1977.

It’s been nearly 50 years since astronomers detected the most famous space signal we’ve ever received—a 72-second radio burst that lit up a printout at Ohio State’s Big Ear radio telescope in 1977.

A new study has re-examined the famous "Wow!" signal, which puzzled generations, finding that it likely was even more intense than previously believed. At the Big Ear radio telescope observatory at ...

"Wow" signal shook the world when its details became public in 1977. The uncanny nature of the signal made many people believe that it could be the work of extraterrestrial beings. More insights have ...