In a claim that has swept the web, SpaceX CEO and technology mogul Elon Musk asserts that strange signals have been picked up from outside our solar system — and he maintains, "it's no joke this time."
Signals From the Stars?
Based on Musk's words during a Monday night X (previously Twitter) Spaces livestream, sophisticated sensors on a SpaceX deep-space probe detected a series of strange radio signals in the direction of Proxima Centauri, the nearest star system to our planet.
"Those are not random outbursts," Musk said. "They're structured. They repeat. And the data demonstrate structure that we don't observe in natural cosmic noise. I'm not saying it's aliens… but I'm also not not saying that."
SpaceX Collaborating With SETI and NASA
Soon after Musk's remarks, officials from the SETI Institute (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) confirmed that they are also studying the signals independently. NASA also issued a guarded statement while recognizing the anomaly but short of confirming any extraterrestrial source.
"Preliminary analysis is being conducted, and it's too early to make conclusions," said a NASA official on Tuesday. "But we're still committed to openness and scientific inquiry."
The Internet Explodes — Again
Not surprisingly, Musk's comment set the internet abuzz. Within hours, the hashtag #AlienSignals became a trending topic, with users on social media platforms debating, joking, and speculating intensely. Conspiracy theories are already spreading, driven by Musk's past pattern of making inflammatory and sometimes enigmatic comments.
Skeptics have noted that previous such claims — such as the notorious "Wow!" signal of 1977 — were found to be either false alarms or due to natural causes like pulsars or terrestrial radio interference.
Why This Time May Be Different
Even so, experts are watching closely this time for several reasons:
The source is reliable: The signal allegedly originated from SpaceX's Starlink Deep Surveyor, an advanced space telescope which was launched in 2023.
The location: Proxima Centauri already has at least two exoplanets, one of which is within the habitable zone.
The pattern of the signal: Preliminary reports indicate that the frequencies come in a structured, repeating order — much like Morse code.
“This is one of the most promising detections we’ve had in years,” said Dr. Alicia Park, an astrophysicist at SETI. “But promising doesn’t mean proof. Science is a process, not a headline.”
Musk: “We Have a Responsibility to Find Out”
Musk ended his livestream with a bold statement:
"If it's true — and I think it may be — we have an obligation to know. We're not just curious to know if we're alone."
Until then, the world holds its breath for
confirmation. Whether it proves to be a discovery of a lifetime or another
cosmic misunderstandmension, the quest for extraterrestrial life continues to
hold us spellbound.
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