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

.On November 16, 1974, human beings sent their 1st notification to the celebrities in an effort to talk to space beings. They performed this utilizing what was at that point the most extensive radio telescope worldwide, found at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A group of scientists led by Frank Drake and also Carl Sagan delivered their notification to the M13 star cluster.

The information was actually filled in binary code as well as included info about human DNA. It likewise included numbers of an individual, the solar system and also the Arecibo telescope. The tip was actually that if any invaders were actually to acquire the indicator as well as determine exactly how to decipher it, they would understand where it came from.

Given that M13 is actually 25,000 light-years away, it will certainly take 25,000 years for any kind of M13 aliens to hear our information– if they are actually even out certainly there. The Arecibo information is a single of several messages meant for extraterrestrials. We have actually also featured messages on several space capsule, like Leader and Voyager.