All About Space

Arecibo message (1974)

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Arecibo Message

An image detailing numbers, DNA chemistry, the shape of humanity and the Solar System will arrive in 26974.

Teen Age Message

Alexander Zaitsev targeted six Sun-like stars and included a theremin concert. It will arrive between 2047 and 2070.

Across the Universe

The Beatles’ song was sent by NASA’s Deep Space Network to Polaris, 430 light years away. It will arrive in 2438.

Hello from Earth

Over 25,000 messages were sent from the Deep Space Network to Gliese 581, which will arrive in 2029.

Cosmic Call 1

Sent from Crimea, CC1 targeted four Sun-like stars with four messages. They will arrive in 2051, 2057, 2067 and 2069.

Cosmic Call 2

The second phase, transmitte­d to five stars, featured 2D symbols. It will arrive between 2036 and 2049.

A Message from Earth

501 text messages, photograph­s and drawings were sent towards Gliese 581. It will arrive in 2029.

RuBisCo Stars

Details of the protein involved in photosynth­esis were sent to three Sunlike stars. The first will arrive in 2021.

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