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JoseBalow

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10. Aliens?

Reply to podex101 (Original post)

Fri Oct 20, 2023, 02:33 PM

Oct 2023

MAGNETARS!

On February 21, 2008, it was announced that NASA and researchers at McGill University had discovered a neutron star with the properties of a radio pulsar which emitted some magnetically powered bursts, like a magnetar. This suggests that magnetars are not merely a rare type of pulsar but may be a (possibly reversible) phase in the lives of some pulsars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetar

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Is it possible we are not alone? [View all] podex101 Oct 2023 OP

Totally possible... MiHale Oct 2023 #1

Relax, Pantagruel Oct 2023 #2

"We are trying to contact you about your vehicle's extended warranty." Ray Bruns Oct 2023 #3

. ItsjustMe Oct 2023 #4

A series of radio commercials with disclaimers. Sneederbunk Oct 2023 #5

I find it as unlikely that we are alone as it is that other species use radio Warpy Oct 2023 #6

This radio burst likely has a natural instead of a sentient cause. Still ... LonePirate Oct 2023 #7

Maybe we'll get some good music! DJ Porkchop Oct 2023 #8

Let's send them a message and see if they reply! CloudWatcher Oct 2023 #9

Aliens? JoseBalow Oct 2023 #10

It is more possible that we really are alone. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2023 #11

Depends on the definition of "alone" RockRaven Oct 2023 #12

Hey, that's my answer too! WestMichRad Oct 2023 #13

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