Radio signals detected from star but scientists play down aliens

WASHINGTON - Astronomers in Puerto Rico have detected what they described as "some very peculiar signals" emitting from a red dwarf star located about 11 light years from Earth.

While observing a group of red dwarf stars using the Arecibo radio telescope on May 12, the researchers at the Arecibo Observatory found that the radio emissions from Ross 128 lasted about 10 minutes, according to a post published on the website of the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo.

Professor Abel Mendez explained in the post that the radio signals are "unique to Ross 128 and observations of other stars immediately before and after did not show anything similar."