OTD Precede – Nov 16: Arecibo Observatory Broadcasts Interstellar Information

.On November 16, 1974, humans delivered their first information to the superstars in a try to speak to e.t.s. They did this utilizing what was actually at that point the most extensive radio telescope in the world, positioned at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A group of researchers led through Frank Drake and also Carl Sagan sent their message to the M13 star cluster.

The message was recorded binary code and contained details about individual DNA. It also included numbers of an individual, the planetary system as well as the Arecibo telescope. The suggestion was that if any type of aliens were to get the signal and also find out exactly how to decipher it, they would certainly understand where it stemmed from.

Given that M13 is 25,000 light-years away, it is going to take 25,000 years for any kind of M13 invaders to hear our message– if they are actually even out there certainly. The Arecibo message is a single of numerous notifications meant for space beings. Our company have additionally featured notifications on many spacecraft, such as Leader as well as Voyager.