Did We Just Detect a New "Wow" Signal from Proxima Centauri?

News has leaked of the discovery of a radio transmission from our nearest neighboring star, Proxima Centauri. Did we just detect alien communications?! Join us for this special video with Professor Kipping explaining what we know and why some skepticism is warranted.

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::Clips used::
Parkes timelapse by Angelo Papakostas: https://vimeo.com/66404362
LEO orbits by NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio: https://youtu.be/gF9UlTYR5d0
Moon transit by NASA/NOAA/EPIC: https://youtu.be/DMdhQsHbWTs
Satellite orbit animation by ESA: http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2006/09/Animation_of_crowding_of_the_GEO
Molniya orbit animation by Sergey Lemeshencko: https://youtu.be/5wt_2mM4Z1c


::Music::
Music used is licensed via Creative Commons (CC) Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and/or with permission from the artist.
"Trace Correction" by Indive licensed under a CC Attribution license: https://indive.bandcamp.com

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