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Reanalysis Sharpens 1977 'Wow!' Signal: Stronger, Higher-Frequency, Tighter Origin

The Arecibo Wow! team used digitized Big Ear records to argue for a natural astrophysical origin over terrestrial interference.

Magnetar Flares Identified as Key Source of Milky Way's Heavy Elements

New Study Offers Plausible Explanation for 1977's Mysterious 'Wow! Signal'