OTD Precede – Nov 16: Arecibo Observatory Broadcasts Interstellar Information

.On Nov 16, 1974, human beings delivered their initial notification to the celebrities in a try to call extraterrestrials. They performed this utilizing what was then the largest broadcast telescope worldwide, located at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A group of scientists led by Frank Drake and also Carl Sagan delivered their message to the M13 galaxy.

The message was actually filled in binary code and had info about individual DNA. It likewise included numbers of a human, the solar system and also the Arecibo telescope. The suggestion was that if any aliens were to get the sign as well as figure out how to translate it, they would understand where it came from.

Since M13 is 25,000 light-years away, it is going to take 25,000 years for any type of M13 aliens to hear our information– if they are even out certainly there. The Arecibo notification is just one of a number of messages meant for e.t.s. Our team have actually additionally included messages on numerous space probe, such as Pioneer and also Voyager.