OTD Precede – Nov 16: Arecibo Observatory Broadcasts Interstellar Information

.On Nov 16, 1974, human beings delivered their very first message to the stars in an effort to speak to e.t.s. They performed this using what was after that the biggest radio telescope around the world, located at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A team of scientists led through Frank Drake and also Carl Sagan delivered their message to the M13 star cluster.

The notification was actually filled in binary code and consisted of info concerning human DNA. It also featured amounts of a human, the planetary system and also the Arecibo telescope. The tip was actually that if any type of aliens were actually to get the indicator and identify exactly how to decode it, they will recognize where it came from.

Since M13 is actually 25,000 light-years away, it is going to take 25,000 years for any type of M13 invaders to hear our information– if they are even out there. The Arecibo message is actually only one of numerous notifications wanted for space beings. Our experts have actually additionally included notifications on a number of spacecraft, like Pioneer as well as Voyager.