OTD Precede – November 16: Arecibo Observatory Broadcasts Interstellar Notification

.On November 16, 1974, humans delivered their first message to the superstars in an attempt to talk to extraterrestrials. They did this using what was actually at that point the most extensive radio telescope around the world, situated at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A team of researchers led by Frank Drake and also Carl Sagan delivered their information to the M13 galaxy.

The message was actually recorded binary code and included relevant information concerning human DNA. It also featured amounts of a human, the solar system and also the Arecibo telescope. The suggestion was actually that if any type of aliens were actually to get the signal as well as identify just how to decipher it, they would understand where it came from.

Because M13 is 25,000 light-years away, it will certainly take 25,000 years for any M13 invaders to hear our information– if they are actually even out there certainly. The Arecibo information is a single of a number of notifications intended for e.t.s. Our company have actually also included information on numerous space capsule, such as Trailblazer and Voyager.