In the Guardian today, Science Editor, Ian Sample, reports that the
Green Bank radiotelescope in West Virginia is going to have a listen, just
in case there are any radio signals being emitted from the cigar-shaped object.
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Originally Posted by Ian Sample, The Guardian
Scientists on the Breakthrough Listen project, which searches for evidence of alien civilisations, said the Green Bank telescope would monitor the object, named ‘Oumuamua, from Wednesday. The first phase of observations is expected to last 10 hours and will tune in to four different radio transmission bands.
“Most likely it is of natural origin, but because it is so peculiar, we would like to check if it has any sign of artificial origin, such as radio emissions,” said Avi Loeb, professor of astronomy at Harvard University and an adviser to the Breakthrough Listen project. “If we do detect a signal that appears artificial in origin, we’ll know immediately.”
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Article here :-
https://www.theguardian.com/science/...ien-technology