Signals from red dwarf star Ross 128 ‘strange’, can’t rule out that it’s coming from aliens

A STAR located just 11 light-years away from Earth is sending out ‘strange’ radio signals with experts saying they can’t rule out that it’s coming from aliens.

The radio signals from space appear to be coming “almost periodic” from Ross 128, a red dwarf star that’s not yet known to have any planets around it.

Abel Mendez, an astrobiologist at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, said the signals may be coming from an orbiting satellite, which could have been obstructing the view of the telescope.

“The field of view of [Arecibo] is wide enough, so there is the possibility that the signals were caused not by the star but another object in the line of sight,” Prof Mendez said, adding that “some communication satellites transmit in the frequencies we observed.”

Abel Mendez, an astrobiologist at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, said the signals may be coming from an orbiting satellite, which could have been obstructing the view of the telescope.

“The field of view of [Arecibo] is wide enough, so there is the possibility that the signals were caused not by the star but another object in the line of sight,” Prof Mendez said, adding that “some communication satellites transmit in the frequencies we observed.”

Source: Radio signals from space coming from red dwarf star Ross 128 are ‘strange’, astronomers say | Perth Now