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

.On Nov 16, 1974, humans delivered their 1st notification to the celebrities in a try to talk to extraterrestrials. They performed this utilizing what was after that the biggest radio telescope around the world, positioned at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A team of experts led by Frank Drake and also Carl Sagan sent their message to the M13 galaxy.

The information was recorded binary code and contained information regarding individual DNA. It additionally consisted of numbers of a human, the solar system and the Arecibo telescope. The idea was that if any kind of invaders were to obtain the indicator and figure out just how to decode it, they would certainly recognize where it came from.

Since M13 is 25,000 light-years away, it will definitely take 25,000 years for any type of M13 invaders to hear our notification– if they are actually even out certainly there. The Arecibo message is actually just one of many notifications intended for space beings. Our company have actually also consisted of notifications on several space capsule, like Trailblazer and Voyager.