QuestionsWow! signalWhat does the rest of the Ohio SETI archive say about the signal's statistical company?Answer
Answer · Wow! signal
It is the brightest of a population of similar transients, natural or interference, recorded by the telescope.
It is the brightest of a population of similar transients, natural or interference, recorded by the telescope.
Where it stands
Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- The archive contains weaker events with the same beam-pattern shape and narrow bandwidth.
What would rule it out
- A complete archive search finding none.
Evidence 1 for · none against
The questions it answers
Most likelyThe Wow! signal is unique in the archive in strength and shape
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). It is the brightest of a population of similar transients, natural or interference, recorded by the telescope. [Answer ANS0CXZ4Z525NR8]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CXZ4Z525NR8
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title = {It is the brightest of a population of similar transients, natural or interference, recorded by the telescope.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0CXZ4Z525NR8},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CXZ4Z525NR8}
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