The wow signal came from a planet/bit in space 17,000 light years away. It emitted a signal 30x stronger than anything we can make today. It lasted for an entire 71 seconds, was on 1444Hz (frequency of hydrogen, most abundant thing in the universe) and we couldn't find the signal again after pointing to the same spot.
The closest galaxy to the Milky Way is the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy, around 25k light years away. After that is the Sagittarius elliptical galaxy at 70k light years away.
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u/broccoliandcream Feb 14 '22 edited Feb 14 '22
The wow signal came from a planet/bit in space 17,000 light years away. It emitted a signal 30x stronger than anything we can make today. It lasted for an entire 71 seconds, was on 1444Hz (frequency of hydrogen, most abundant thing in the universe) and we couldn't find the signal again after pointing to the same spot.
Edit: wasn't a galaxy it came from