OTD In Space – November 16: Arecibo Observatory Broadcasts Interstellar Information

.On November 16, 1974, humans delivered their very first message to the superstars in an attempt to consult with e.t.s. They performed this utilizing what was then the largest broadcast telescope on the planet, found at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A team of researchers led by Frank Drake and Carl Sagan delivered their information to the M13 star cluster.

The notification was actually filled in binary code and consisted of info concerning individual DNA. It also included bodies of a human, the solar system and also the Arecibo telescope. The suggestion was that if any invaders were to get the indicator as well as identify how to translate it, they would certainly recognize where it originated from.

Since M13 is actually 25,000 light-years away, it will definitely take 25,000 years for any type of M13 invaders to hear our notification– if they are actually even out there. The Arecibo notification is actually only one of numerous messages planned for e.t.s. We have additionally consisted of information on several spacecraft, such as Pioneer and Voyager.