Singal from the Center of our Galaxy

"GB" == Greg Balaze writes:

GB Scientists detect a repeating, very strong signal coming from the
GB center of our Galaxy, so far they arent sure what it is.

GB http://www.newscientist.com/article....ine-news_rss20

Whoa!

We detected something from the direction of the center of the Galaxy.
Right now we have no estimate for its distance. It could be at the
center of the Galaxy, but it might be very close as well.

Moreover, "signal" is a bit strong. The source repeats on a 77
min. time scale, but there are other kinds of objects that produce
repeating signals (pulsars being the most notable example). Unlike
the expected signal from an ET transmitter, this source emits over a
fairly wide range of frequencies (at least 3 MHz and probably much
more). At this point, while intriguing, there's no reason to expect
that it is not natural.

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