OTD Precede – Nov 16: Arecibo Observatory Broadcasts Interstellar Message

.On Nov 16, 1974, human beings sent their very first notification to the stars in an attempt to talk to e.t.s. They performed this using what was actually then the largest broadcast telescope in the world, found at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A group of experts led by Frank Drake as well as Carl Sagan delivered their message to the M13 star cluster.

The notification was actually recorded binary code and contained details regarding human DNA. It additionally included bodies of an individual, the planetary system and also the Arecibo telescope. The tip was actually that if any kind of aliens were to obtain the sign and determine just how to decode it, they would know where it came from.

Due to the fact that M13 is 25,000 light-years away, it will certainly take 25,000 years for any kind of M13 aliens to hear our notification– if they are actually level there. The Arecibo notification is only one of many information planned for space beings. Our company have also consisted of messages on numerous space capsule, such as Pioneer as well as Voyager.