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

.On November 16, 1974, humans delivered their first notification to the stars in a try to talk to space beings. They did this utilizing what was after that the largest radio telescope in the world, found at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A group of scientists led by Frank Drake and also Carl Sagan delivered their information to the M13 star cluster.

The notification was written in binary code and included information regarding human DNA. It likewise featured numbers of an individual, the planetary system as well as the Arecibo telescope. The suggestion was that if any sort of invaders were to get the indicator and figure out just how to decipher it, they would know where it stemmed from.

Given that M13 is actually 25,000 light-years away, it will definitely take 25,000 years for any M13 aliens to hear our message– if they are flatten there certainly. The Arecibo notification is a single of a number of messages planned for space beings. Our team have also included notifications on numerous spacecraft, such as Leader and Voyager.