OTD Precede – November 16: Arecibo Observatory Broadcasts Interstellar Message

.On November 16, 1974, people sent their initial message to the superstars in an effort to consult with extraterrestrials. They did this using what was after that the largest broadcast telescope in the world, positioned at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A group of experts led by Frank Drake and Carl Sagan delivered their notification to the M13 galaxy.

The information was actually filled in binary code as well as consisted of details about individual DNA. It also featured figures of a human, the solar system and also the Arecibo telescope. The concept was that if any kind of aliens were actually to receive the sign and also identify how to translate it, they will recognize where it originated from.

Due to the fact that M13 is 25,000 light-years away, it is going to take 25,000 years for any M13 invaders to hear our notification– if they are actually even out there. The Arecibo information is actually just one of many information aimed for space beings. Our company have actually likewise consisted of notifications on many space capsule, like Trailblazer and also Voyager.