In 1977, astronomers detected the Wow! Signal, a mysterious 72-second radio burst from deep space, in the Sagittarius constellation, that has never been heard again.

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In 1977, astronomers detected the Wow! Signal, a mysterious 72-second radio burst from deep space, in the Sagittarius constellation, that has never been heard again.

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In 1977, astronomers detected the Wow! Signal, a mysterious 72-second radio burst from deep space, in the Sagittarius constellation, that has never been heard again.

A new explanation for the signal suggests it was a chance detection of a furious flare crashing into a hydrogen cloud.

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