OTD Precede – November 16: Arecibo Observatory Broadcasts Interstellar Information

.On Nov 16, 1974, humans sent their initial notification to the superstars in a try to talk to e.t.s. They did this using what was actually at that point the most extensive radio telescope on the planet, found at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A team of researchers led through Frank Drake as well as Carl Sagan sent their information to the M13 galaxy.

The information was actually filled in binary code and had information about human DNA. It likewise featured bodies of an individual, the solar system and also the Arecibo telescope. The concept was actually that if any type of aliens were to obtain the signal and find out just how to decipher it, they would know where it arised from.

Given that M13 is 25,000 light-years away, it is going to take 25,000 years for any type of M13 aliens to hear our message– if they are level certainly there. The Arecibo notification is actually just one of numerous notifications intended for space beings. Our experts have likewise featured information on many space probe, such as Trailblazer and also Voyager.