Astronomers in Race to Detect Evidence of Extraterrestrial Life
astronomy, oxford, proxima centauri, arecibo - Two groups of astronomers are reportedly engaged in a race to detect evidence of extraterrestrial life, with Professor Simon Holland claiming that proof will be revealed within weeks.
According to British tabloids, two groups of astronomers are locked in a race to prove the existence of extraterrestrial life. Professor Simon Holland claims that evidence will be revealed within weeks.
In The Mirror, Professor Simon Holland says, "It's going to happen within a few weeks." Professor Holland, known for his work on NASA and BBC documentaries, even states, "It's been found." The initial observations are said to have been made by the Parkes Radio Telescope in Australia.
Holland has mentioned in The Mirror and Daily Mail, "A non-human extraterrestrial intelligence has been found in our galaxy, but people are unaware because it has not been disclosed." He explains that he received information from Mark Zuckerberg's Breakthrough Listen, a privately funded initiative focused on seeking evidence of extraterrestrial civilizations.
He anticipates that the news could come within a month, coinciding with the U.S. elections. Holland claims that astronomers within the Oxford-based project now have clear evidence of transmissions from another world. "After two years of research, it was initially dismissed as human-caused noise, but now it has been revisited due to advances in technology enabling better listening capabilities."
"The researchers identified a non-human signature using the Parkes telescope," says Simon. Such extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and the team funded by billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Yuri Milner aimed to gather more evidence to support their potentially groundbreaking discovery.
Meanwhile, Simon warns that the Listen project is at risk of being surpassed. He adds, "The Chinese could potentially overtake them with their FAST program. They have the world's largest telescope since Arecibo and are investigating the same data."
"Five potential signals are under further scrutiny. A signal known as BLC-1," Simon says, "is considered by far the most promising." He emphasizes that it cannot be likened to a natural phenomenon. "The signal originates from a single source," he says, "and it is not just noise. The massive hum of everything in the universe that we hear through all radio telescopes is not it. These are radio signals transmitted for five hours. They originate from the vicinity of a star known as Proxima Centauri, located 4.2 light-years from Earth."
Astronomers have previously been excited about potential "extraterrestrial" transmissions. When pulsars were first discovered, they were classified as originating from 'little green men.' The origin of the 'Wow!' signal from 1977 has never been definitively determined. Filmmaker Simon believes that this time it could be real. "It would be great if it coincided with the arrival of the first woman in the White House," he says. Or the scientists were mistaken again, and we never hear about it again.
The Breakthrough Listen Institute in Oxford has declined to comment. Professor Simon Holland is typically a well-informed documentary maker.
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