OTD Precede – Nov 16: Arecibo Observatory Broadcasts Interstellar Information

.On November 16, 1974, people delivered their 1st information to the celebrities in a try to get in touch with e.t.s. They performed this utilizing what was actually then the biggest radio telescope on earth, located at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A team of scientists led through Frank Drake and Carl Sagan sent their notification to the M13 galaxy.

The information was actually recorded binary code and had info regarding individual DNA. It likewise featured numbers of an individual, the planetary system as well as the Arecibo telescope. The idea was that if any invaders were actually to obtain the sign as well as identify how to translate it, they will know where it originated from.

Due to the fact that M13 is actually 25,000 light-years away, it will certainly take 25,000 years for any M13 invaders to hear our information– if they are actually flatten there. The Arecibo message is only one of several information intended for e.t.s. Our company have actually also consisted of messages on numerous spacecraft, including Pioneer as well as Voyager.