OTD Precede – November 16: Arecibo Observatory Broadcasts Interstellar Information

.On Nov 16, 1974, human beings delivered their 1st information to the stars in an attempt to call space beings. They did this utilizing what was after that the largest radio telescope on the planet, situated at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A group of scientists led through Frank Drake and Carl Sagan sent their notification to the M13 star cluster.

The information was written in binary code and also contained relevant information about human DNA. It additionally consisted of numbers of a human, the solar system as well as the Arecibo telescope. The idea was that if any type of aliens were actually to acquire the sign and also find out just how to decipher it, they would certainly recognize where it stemmed from.

Since M13 is 25,000 light-years away, it will take 25,000 years for any type of M13 aliens to hear our message– if they are actually level there certainly. The Arecibo information is actually only one of several messages intended for e.t.s. Our experts have actually likewise consisted of information on numerous space capsule, including Trailblazer as well as Voyager.