Alien existences and the phenomena of not being alone in the universe have always piqued human interest. For centuries, astronomers have been adding their own findings and conclusions to this never ending research.
Joining them are two Canadian astronomers, Ermanno Borra, of Quebec's Laval University in Quebec, and Eric Trottier, a graduate student. They have jointly published a paper citing that there has been some similarity in the pulses of light emitting from around 234 stars. This can be a proof of alien code message.
Borra pointed out that in the past 16 years the Sloan Digital Sky Survey has recorded this phenomena around these perticular 234 stars only out of 2.5 million. He further stated in the paper that these selected stars can possibly play the role of "Sun" to the planets orbiting them, which might be housing alien life.
According to Space, Borra also pointed out that these pulses match the profile of signals predicted in a 2012 paper, concluding that aliens might be using them to get our attention. It futher announced that a number of astronomers are not entirely satisfied with Dr. Borra's paper and are demanding more evidence in this matter.
Seth Shostak, a senior astronomer at the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute in Mountain View, California said that a healthy dose of skepticism is warranted. However, he also believes that the stars singled out by Borra and Trottier are worthy of follow-up investigation,
Although not fully satisfied, Breakthrough Listen project, a $100 million initiative to search for extraterrestrial life in the universe, has not yet nullified this finding.
In a recent statement, Breakthrough Listen has decided to keep an eye on a few selected stars among the 234 to further indulge into Dr. Borra's theory. They will be using the 7.9-foot (2.4 meters) Automated Planet Finder optical telescope at Lick Observatory in California.
Even Borra and Trottier are looking forward to additional observations to fully confirm this hypothesis,
