The supernova SN 2023ixf in the Pinwheel galaxy might be an opportunity for contacting other civilisations
Paul Macklin
Astronomers are looking towards a recent supernova for alien radio signals, in the hope that an advanced civilisation might be trying to communicate with us.
Last month, a supernova dubbed SN 2023ixf was found in the nearby Pinwheel galaxy 21 million light years away, the closest stellar explosion detected from Earth in a decade. Earlier this year, an idea was put forward suggesting that supernovae like this might be good opportunities to search for …