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Wikipedia states: > This hypothesis was dismissed by astronomers, including members of the original Big Ear research team, as the cited comets were not in the
by JetSetWilly 6y ago
Wikipedia states:
> This hypothesis was dismissed by astronomers, including members of the original Big Ear research team, as the cited comets were not in the beam at the correct time. Furthermore, comets do not emit strongly at the frequencies involved, and there is no explanation for why a comet would be observed in one beam but not in the other
So, not actually conclusively shown at all.
- garmaine 6y agohttps://phys.org/news/2017-06-wow-mystery-space.html https://phys.org/news/2017-06-wow-mystery-space.html Someone who spent their entire life defending conjecture is going to find a reason to believe it still holds half a century later. But the evidence against is compelling to those not so invested in the outcome. There are weird aspects of the signal that are perfectly explained by it being hydrogen gas.