{"id":4730,"date":"2026-06-25T09:05:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T09:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/scientist-says-aliens-technological-signals-could-be-stopped-by-bad-space-weather\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T09:05:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T09:05:38","slug":"scientist-says-aliens-technological-signals-could-be-stopped-by-bad-space-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/scientist-says-aliens-technological-signals-could-be-stopped-by-bad-space-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientist says aliens' 'technological signals' could be stopped by bad 'space weather'"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An astronomer claims to have figured out why aliens have yet to make contact with humans on earth.

\nIn a study published in The Astrophysical Journal, the paper\u2019s first author, astronomer Vishal Gajjar, explained they think the \u201ctechnological signals\u201d being sent from extra terrestrial civilisations are potentially being affected by other \u201cspace weather\u201d.

\nVishal explained: \u201cIf a signal gets broadened by its own star’s environment, it can slip below our detection thresholds, even if it’s there, potentially helping explain some of the radio silence we’ve seen in technosignature searches.\u201d

\nAnother reason for the silence could be because astronomers and researchers are looking for the \u201cwrong shape\u201d signals.

\nTraditionally, they look for narrowband signals – sharp spikes in the hertz power of a radio emission.

\nWith Trinity College Dublin astronomer Evan Keane telling Live Science: \u201cThese don’t occur naturally. So, if you see something very narrowband, you know that it is from something of interest.”

\nHowever, the new research found that alien signals could be distorted by space weather around their home planets and stars – meaning that scientists wouldn\u2019t be able to pick them up while looking for narrowband signals.

\nMichael Garrett, a University of Manchester astrophysicist who wasn\u2019t involved in the research, told Live Science: \u201cIt is a solid contribution that SETI researchers and signal-processing teams should pay attention to.

\n\u201cOne of the strengths of the paper is that it’s grounded in real measurements too, drawing on decades of spacecraft observations.”

\nHowever, he did also point out that analysing narrowband signals is only one way of looking for extra terrestrial life.

\nMeanwhile, a new tool from Stanford University is aimed at helping scientists work out which planets and stars are worth exploring with their powerful telescopes.

\nThe STEHM – Smaller Than Earth Habitability Model – is a piece of software that analyses planets to see if they are geologically active enough to potentially house an atmosphere.

\nLead author Michelle Hill, who developed STEHM, said: \u201cThe only way that we’re going to ever find out if there are signatures of life out there is by observing the atmosphere of these planets.

\n\u201cMaybe there’s life on other planets under the ground, but we are never going to be able to see it because we can’t send something to those exoplanets.

\n\u201cThe best chance we’ve got is looking for signs of life by analysing atmospheres from afar.\u201d
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