Space Weather May Distort Interstellar Radio Signals, Challenging Narrowband SETI Assumptions
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Space weather can distort alien radio signals by broadening their frequency footprint and weakening them as they travel, causing signals to fall below detection and explaining why searches may miss technosignatures, a view voiced by Vishal Gajjar and Evan Keane that calls for looking for smeared, broadband signals with next‑generation telescopes instead of only sharp, narrow spikes.
