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Russian observatory attributes RATAN-600 'SETI signal' to Earth

When: Aug 2016
Where: Zelenchukskaya, Russia
Sources: 2 public sources

The RATAN-600 radio telescope, which recorded the 2015 signal toward HD 164595 aleksandr s kavkaza (Panoramio), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A brief radio signal recorded in 2015 by Russia's RATAN-600 telescope toward the star HD 164595 drew headlines as a possible SETI candidate. In late August 2016 Russian astronomers said it was most likely terrestrial interference, with one official pointing to a military satellite.

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PressThat 'alien' signal that was recently detected is actually just a terrestrial disturbance (opens in a new tab)ScienceAlert (Josh Hrala) / 2016-08-31
PressMysterious signal from space likely came from Earth: Russian scientists (opens in a new tab)CTV News (Graham Slaughter) / 2016-09-01

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