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

.On Nov 16, 1974, humans delivered their first information to the celebrities in a try to speak to extraterrestrials. They performed this utilizing what was actually after that the biggest broadcast telescope in the world, located at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A team of experts led by Frank Drake and Carl Sagan delivered their notification to the M13 galaxy.

The notification was actually recorded binary code as well as consisted of information regarding individual DNA. It also featured bodies of an individual, the planetary system and the Arecibo telescope. The concept was that if any aliens were to receive the signal and determine just how to decipher it, they would certainly recognize where it originated from.

Because M13 is 25,000 light-years away, it will definitely take 25,000 years for any sort of M13 invaders to hear our message– if they are flatten certainly there. The Arecibo message is actually a single of several information planned for extraterrestrials. Our team have actually additionally consisted of information on several space probe, like Pioneer and Voyager.