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

.On November 16, 1974, humans sent their first information to the superstars in an attempt to call space beings. They did this using what was actually then the largest broadcast telescope around the world, located at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A group of experts led through Frank Drake as well as Carl Sagan sent their message to the M13 star cluster.

The notification was filled in binary code as well as contained information regarding human DNA. It also consisted of bodies of an individual, the planetary system as well as the Arecibo telescope. The tip was actually that if any aliens were to get the sign and figure out exactly how to decipher it, they would know where it originated from.

Since M13 is actually 25,000 light-years away, it will definitely take 25,000 years for any sort of M13 invaders to hear our notification– if they are actually even out there. The Arecibo notification is only one of several messages meant for extraterrestrials. Our company have actually likewise included messages on numerous spacecraft, including Pioneer as well as Voyager.