Ohio State University Big Ear radio telescope Archives

On August 15, 1977, the "Big Ear" radio telescope at the Ohio State University Radio Observatory located in Delaware County detected a highly unusual signal whose source has never been identified, raising the possibility that the signal may be the first record of contact with extraterrestrial intelligence. The so-called "Wow!" signal received its name from the note Dr. Jerry Ehman wrote in the margin of this computer printout. This strange signal, unique in radio astronomy history, has never been recorded again. Larger image -- Ohio State University

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Arecibo Wow! I: An Astrophysical Explanation for the Wow! Signal

by Keith CowingAugust 20, 2024August 20, 2024

The Ohio State University Big Ear radio telescope detected in 1977 the Wow! Signal, one of the most famous and intriguing signals of extraterrestrial origin. Arecibo Wow! is a new […]

Ohio State University Big Ear radio telescope

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