OTD Precede – November 16: Arecibo Observatory Broadcasts Interstellar Information

.On Nov 16, 1974, humans sent their first message to the celebrities in an attempt to contact space beings. They performed this utilizing what was at that point the biggest radio telescope worldwide, located at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A group of scientists led by Frank Drake and Carl Sagan sent their message to the M13 star cluster.

The message was written in binary code and consisted of information concerning human DNA. It additionally included bodies of a human, the solar system as well as the Arecibo telescope. The tip was actually that if any sort of invaders were actually to obtain the signal and identify just how to translate it, they will understand where it originated from.

Since 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 certainly. The Arecibo notification is only one of numerous messages wanted for space beings. Our team have actually additionally consisted of messages on numerous spacecraft, such as Pioneer as well as Voyager.