Alien-Hunting Scientists Looking Into Intriguing Beam From Nearest-Known Star to Sun https://sputniknews.com/science/202012181081503889-alien-hunting-scientists-looking-into-intriguing-beam-from-nearest-known-star-to-sun/ It is common for astronomers to pick up strange radio blasts from outer space, but the majority have so far been explained in scientific terms – human interference from Earth or natural cataclysms. However, nothing of this kind has yet been said about one of the latest narrow beams, intercepted in spring 2019. Astronomers are now looking into a tantalising radio wave emission that is understood to have come from the vicinity of Proxima Centauri, a red dwarf star that is only 4.2 light years from the Sun, and could potentially offer a long-sought answer to the extra-terrestrial life question. A paper, expected to arrive soon, will detail a beam named BLC1, in a nod to Breakthrough Listen – a project tasked with looking for traces or other evidence of life in space.