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Signal from star 'could be extraterrestrial'

Astronomers are examining a star around 94 light years from Earth after a radio signal was spotted by a Russian telescope.

Dr Alan Penny, honorary reader in the School of Physics and Astronomy at St Andrew's University, discusses the likelihood of it being extraterrestrial life.

(Image: starry night sky) (Credit: Science Photo Library)

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