OTD Precede – Nov 16: Arecibo Observatory Broadcasts Interstellar Message

.On Nov 16, 1974, humans delivered their first message to the stars in a try to contact extraterrestrials. They did this utilizing what was actually after that the biggest broadcast telescope in the world, situated at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A group of experts led through Frank Drake as well as Carl Sagan delivered their information to the M13 star cluster.

The message was written in binary code as well as had details about human DNA. It likewise featured amounts of a human, the solar system as well as the Arecibo telescope. The suggestion was that if any sort of invaders were actually to receive the sign as well as identify just how to decipher it, they will understand where it originated from.

Since M13 is 25,000 light-years away, it will definitely take 25,000 years for any sort of M13 invaders to hear our information– if they are actually level there certainly. The Arecibo message is actually just one of numerous notifications intended for extraterrestrials. Our team have actually additionally consisted of messages on a number of space capsule, such as Trailblazer as well as Voyager.