In the next installment from Stories from Space, I plan to talk about the Wow! Signal. On Aug. 15th, 1977, the “Big Ear” Observatory at Ohio State University received what is still considered the most likely candidate for a SETI signal in history. The radio signal lasted 72 seconds and appeared to be coming from somewhere in the constellation Sagittarius. All attempts to explain it in terms of natural phenomena have not panned out, leaving the source a mystery.

storiesbywilliams Matt Williams is a professional writer, science fiction author, and science communicator who currently writes for Universe Today, Interesting Engineering, Stardom Space, and Stellar Amenities. He is also the Director of Media Communications for Mars City Design and a member of Enterprise in Space and Explore Mars. His novels, The Formist Series, are available at Amazon.com and through Castrum Press. He lives with his wife and family on Vancouver Island in beautiful British Columbia.