EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 19 MIN
Was the WOW! Signal a Sign of Extraterrestrial Life? With Dr. Robert Dixon
from John Michael Godier's Event Horizon · host John Michael Godier
An exploration of the Wow! Signal, picked up at the Big Ear radio telescope in 1977. This signal remains unexplained to this day, and represents the best candidate we've ever detected of a signal of intelligent alien origin.Dr. Robert Dixon directed the Ohio State SETI program at the Big Ear Radio Telescope from 1973 to 1997, which was the world's first full-time search for signs of extraterrestrial life from radio signals using a large radio telescope. In 1977 he was one of the first people to be shown the Wow! Signal by discoverer Jerry Ehman.The Wow! Signal with Discoverer Dr. Jerry Ehmanhttps://youtu.be/x67K-Vq1KWkThe Mystery of the Wow! Signalhttps://youtu.be/aseyBWZa3pYThe Big Ear Wow! Signal (30th Anniversary Report)http://www.bigear.org/Wow30th/wow30th.htmSETI in the 1970shttp://www.bigear.org/oldseti.htmThe Elusive Wow: Searching for Extraterrestrial IntelligenceRobert H. Grayhttps://amzn.to/2S3GWn3Supermind by John Michael Godierhttps://amzn.to/38RSYpwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShowWebsite: https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmgeventhorizonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jmgeventhorizon/Music featured on Event Horizonhttps://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/https://migueljohnson.bandcamp.com/https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/https://aeriumambient.bandcamp.com/FOOTAGE:NASAESA/HubbleESO - M.KornmesserESO - L.CalcadaESO - Jose Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org)NAOJUniversity of WarwickGoddard Visualization StudioLangley Research CenterBig Ear Radio Telescope bigear.orgPixabay
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An exploration of the Wow! Signal, picked up at the Big Ear radio telescope in 1977. This signal remains unexplained to this day, and represents the best candidate we've ever detected of a signal of intelligent alien origin.Dr. Robert Dixon directed the Ohio State SETI program at the Big Ear Radio Telescope from 1973 to 1997, which was the world's first full-time search for signs of extraterrestrial life from radio signals using a large radio telescope. In 1977 he was one of the first people to be shown the Wow! Signal by discoverer Jerry Ehman.The Wow! Signal with Discoverer Dr. Jerry Ehmanhttps://youtu.be/x67K-Vq1KWkThe Mystery of the Wow! Signalhttps://youtu.be/aseyBWZa3pYThe Big Ear Wow! Signal (30th Anniversary Report)http://www.bigear.org/Wow30th/wow30th.htmSETI in the 1970shttp://www.bigear.org/oldseti.htmThe Elusive Wow: Searching for Extraterrestrial IntelligenceRobert H. Grayhttps://amzn.to/2S3GWn3Supermind by John Michael Godierhttps://amzn.to/38RSYpwPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShowWebsite: https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmgeventhorizonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jmgeventhorizon/Music featured on Event Horizonhttps://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/https://migueljohnson.bandcamp.com/https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/https://aeriumambient.bandcamp.com/FOOTAGE:NASAESA/HubbleESO - M.KornmesserESO - L.CalcadaESO - Jose Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org)NAOJUniversity of WarwickGoddard Visualization StudioLangley Research CenterBig Ear Radio Telescope bigear.orgPixabay
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