Space Weather Could Blur Interstellar Radio Signals, SETI Finds

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Space weather from solar storms and plasma turbulence can spread and distort alien radio signals, weakening their strongest frequencies and sometimes making them undetectable by the time they reach Earth, so researchers like Brown say searches should be redesigned to use higher frequencies and methods that match what actually arrives.

SETI setback
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SETI setback

Here’s a problem: New research by the Silicon Valley-based SETI Institute (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) suggests tempestuous space weather makes radio signals from the distant co…