OTD In Space – November 16: Arecibo Observatory Broadcasts Interstellar Message

.On Nov 16, 1974, human beings delivered their very first information to the stars in an effort to consult with extraterrestrials. They performed this using what was after that the largest broadcast telescope on the planet, positioned at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A team of scientists led through Frank Drake and Carl Sagan sent their message to the M13 galaxy.

The message was actually recorded binary code as well as had information concerning individual DNA. It additionally featured bodies of an individual, the solar system and also the Arecibo telescope. The suggestion was actually that if any kind of invaders were actually to obtain the indicator as well as determine exactly how to translate it, they would know where it arised from.

Due to the fact that M13 is 25,000 light-years away, it will definitely take 25,000 years for any type of M13 aliens to hear our information– if they are actually flatten there certainly. The Arecibo information is actually just one of a number of information wanted for extraterrestrials. We have actually likewise consisted of information on several space probe, such as Pioneer and Voyager.