# Alien Signals Detected by China **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 15, 2022, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-signals-detected-by-china/966268 "2022-06-15T23:52:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-signals-detected-by-china/966268/1 "2022-06-15T23:52:04Z")
> **[China says it may have detected signals from alien civilization - National |...](https://globalnews.ca/news/8922794/china-alien-civilization-signal-telescope/)** > > Reports that China's 'Sky Eye' telescope may have detected signals from alien life were published and then promptly removed from the state-run outlet Science and Technology Daily. Most likely radio interference, but maybe not. Fun to think about. Actually, it looks like it’s already been discounted. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-signals-detected-by-china/966268/2 "2022-06-15T23:54:52Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > [China says it may have detected signals from alien civilization - National | Globalnews.ca](https://globalnews.ca/news/8922794/china-alien-civilization-signal-telescope/) > > Most likely radio interference, but maybe not. Fun to think about. > > Actually, **it looks like it’s already been discounted.** - We get aliens for cheap? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-signals-detected-by-china/966268/3 "2022-06-16T00:04:54Z")
Fiddle. Sino-Propaganda. Pay it no heed. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-signals-detected-by-china/966268/4 "2022-06-16T00:05:50Z")
Yes, but they’re cheaply made. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-signals-detected-by-china/966268/5 "2022-06-16T12:27:28Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > We get aliens for cheap? > [@Tibby](#): > > Yes, but they’re cheaply made. ‘Made in China’ …? ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-signals-detected-by-china/966268/6 "2022-06-16T12:37:52Z")
That’s how I took it. Here’s a current article about China’s FAST telescope. They may not have discovered aliens yet, but the scope is finding interesting stuff. > **[China's Alien-Hunting Telescope Is Finding Wealth of Mystery Signals](https://www.newsweek.com/astronomers-rare-repeating-radio-signal-galaxy-frb-1716400)** > > From fast radio bursts to pulsars and other strange signals, the alien-hunting FAST telescope has made a number of discoveries in its short life. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-signals-detected-by-china/966268/7 "2022-06-16T15:38:16Z")
From a comment I saw eslewhere … Short answer: No. Long answer: No, they didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-signals-detected-by-china/966268/8 "2022-06-17T16:24:37Z")
Not to be outdone by China, a Taiwanese researcher found an elephant on Mars. 😆 > **[UFO seeker claims he's found an 'elephant-like creature' statue on Mars](https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/ufo-seeker-claims-hes-found-an-elephant-like-creature-statue-on-mars/ar-AAYy0uL)** > > The alien researcher's other 'discoveries' on Mars include a baby polar bear, a ‘dark lady’, and a space crab. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-signals-detected-by-china/966268/9 "2022-06-17T16:28:09Z")
The Latin for that is “fuckin’ rock”.