OTD Precede – Nov 16: Arecibo Observatory Broadcasts Interstellar Notification

.On Nov 16, 1974, humans sent their initial information to the stars in an attempt to get in touch with e.t.s. They performed this using what was actually after that the largest broadcast telescope in the world, positioned at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A group of experts led by Frank Drake as well as Carl Sagan delivered their notification to the M13 star cluster.

The message was written in binary code as well as consisted of information regarding individual DNA. It additionally consisted of amounts of an individual, the solar system and also the Arecibo telescope. The tip was actually that if any sort of aliens were to receive the indicator and also figure out exactly how to translate it, they would certainly understand where it came from.

Due to the fact that M13 is 25,000 light-years away, it is going to take 25,000 years for any sort of M13 aliens to hear our information– if they are even out there certainly. The Arecibo notification is just one of numerous information planned for e.t.s. We have actually likewise consisted of messages on numerous space capsule, including Pioneer and also Voyager.