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

.On Nov 16, 1974, human beings delivered their 1st message to the celebrities in a try to call space beings. They performed this utilizing what was at that point the largest radio telescope around the world, situated at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A team of scientists led by Frank Drake and Carl Sagan sent their notification to the M13 star cluster.

The information was recorded binary code as well as consisted of details about human DNA. It additionally consisted of bodies of a human, the planetary system and the Arecibo telescope. The tip was actually that if any aliens were to receive the sign as well as figure out how to translate it, they will understand where it came from.

Given that M13 is actually 25,000 light-years away, it will certainly take 25,000 years for any sort of M13 aliens to hear our message– if they are actually level there. The Arecibo information is actually just one of several messages intended for extraterrestrials. Our company have actually likewise included information on several space capsule, like Trailblazer and Voyager.