OTD Precede – Nov 16: Arecibo Observatory Broadcasts Interstellar Notification

.On November 16, 1974, people delivered their initial information to the superstars in a try to speak to e.t.s. They did this utilizing what was actually then the biggest broadcast telescope on earth, positioned at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A group of experts led through Frank Drake as well as Carl Sagan sent their message to the M13 star cluster.

The message was filled in binary code and also contained details regarding individual DNA. It additionally consisted of figures of an individual, the planetary system and also the Arecibo telescope. The tip was that if any type of aliens were to get the sign and also find out how to decode it, they would certainly know where it came from.

Considering 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 notification– if they are even out there certainly. The Arecibo information is a single of a number of messages planned for space beings. Our company have actually additionally consisted of messages on a number of spacecraft, including Trailblazer as well as Voyager.