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Harvard Astronomer Links 'Wow!' Signal to 3I/ATLAS

10/6/2025

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The "Wow!" signal, detected in 1977, was a 72-second radio burst from space that remains unexplained.
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb suggests the signal may originate from the object 3I/ATLAS.
He notes the alignment with 3I/ATLAS has about a 0.6% chance of being random.
No telescopes have detected signals from 3I/ATLAS, so Loeb urges continuous surveillance.

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Story summary

The "Wow!" signal, detected in 1977, was a 72-second radio burst from space that remains unexplained.
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb suggests the signal may originate from the object 3I/ATLAS.
He notes the alignment with 3I/ATLAS has about a 0.6% chance of being random.
No telescopes have detected signals from 3I/ATLAS, so Loeb urges continuous surveillance.