No, SETI has not detected an alien signal from a Kepler planet

Bad Astronomy
By Phil Plait
Jan 6, 2012 10:41 PMNov 20, 2019 5:20 AM
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Last night, I started getting emails and tweets asking about a possible detection of a radio signal coming from two of the newly-discovered planets orbiting other stars. Cutting to the chase: yes, a signal has been seen, but no, it's not coming from some alien civilization. It's almost certainly something much closer, like a satellite interfering with the observation. So what's the deal?


You talkin' to me?

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