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

.On Nov 16, 1974, human beings delivered their first information to the superstars in an attempt to speak to space beings. They performed this using what was actually at that point the largest broadcast telescope in the world, located at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A team of experts led through Frank Drake and also Carl Sagan delivered their message to the M13 galaxy.

The information was recorded binary code and included info concerning individual DNA. It additionally consisted of bodies of an individual, the planetary system and also the Arecibo telescope. The tip was actually that if any type of aliens were actually to receive the signal and identify exactly how to decipher it, they would know where it stemmed from.

Given that M13 is actually 25,000 light-years away, it will take 25,000 years for any kind of M13 aliens to hear our information– if they are actually level there certainly. The Arecibo information is actually a single of many information planned for extraterrestrials. We have actually additionally included information on many space probe, like Trailblazer and also Voyager.