.On November 16, 1974, human beings sent their initial information to the superstars in a try to speak to space beings. They performed this using what was then the largest broadcast telescope on the planet, positioned at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A group of scientists led through Frank Drake and Carl Sagan delivered their message to the M13 star cluster.
The information was actually recorded binary code and also had details regarding human DNA. It likewise featured amounts of an individual, the planetary system and also the Arecibo telescope. The concept was actually that if any type of aliens were to get the signal as well as identify exactly how to translate it, they will recognize where it stemmed from.
Considering that M13 is actually 25,000 light-years away, it is going to take 25,000 years for any type of M13 invaders to hear our information– if they are flatten certainly there. The Arecibo information is just one of several notifications meant for extraterrestrials. We have actually also consisted of notifications on several space probe, including Pioneer as well as Voyager.