SloveniaA new study by researchers at the SETI Institute suggests that decades of silence from space might not prove we are alone, but could instead be due to unfavorable 'space weather' conditions. The research, published in The Astrophysical Journal, indicates that stellar winds and plasma near stars may distort potential extraterrestrial signals before they reach Earth. This challenges previous assumptions about how to search for alien intelligence, suggesting that current methods focusing on narrow-band radio signals may miss messages because these signals spread out across a wider frequency range when passing through dense, turbulent plasma. The findings imply that existing telescopes might not detect signals from distant civilizations, especially those around red giant stars, which are considered promising environments for life but are also exposed to intense stellar activity.
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Why these scores (Factual 95 · Objective 90): Highly accurate summary of the primary source document, capturing the main findings and implications of the study. Slightly less objective due to the use of phrases like 'morda' (maybe) and 'po vsej verjetnosti' (probably), which introduce mild speculation.
