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Astronomers hopeful of receiving an alien reply today after beaming message out into space
« on: August 22, 2023, 07:36:26 am »
Astronomers hopeful of receiving an alien reply today after beaming message out into space 40 years ago

By Richard Pollina
August 22, 2023

Astronomers are anxiously waiting to see if today will be the day humanity finds out if we have any intelligent neighbors in the cosmos — four decades after sending a message out into the universe.

The message contained 13 drawings depicting the history of life on Earth through the stages of evolution.

It was then transcribed into radio waves and beamed out into space by astronomers at Stanford University on Aug. 15, 1983, with the intention of making contact with intelligent alien life in the future.

Today, scientists in Japan will start scanning the sky for a reply, according to the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun.

Altair — the 12th brightest star in the night sky, found in the Aquila constellation 16.7 light-years away from our pale blue dot — could be the first area of the observable universe to send back a responding message as early as 9 a.m. (EST) today, the outlet reported.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/08/22/astronomers-hopeful-of-receiving-an-alien-reply-today-after-beaming-message-out-into-space-40-years-ago/
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Re: Astronomers hopeful of receiving an alien reply today after beaming message out into space
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2023, 07:46:25 am »
I guess they never saw Independence Day.
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Re: Astronomers hopeful of receiving an alien reply today after beaming message out into space
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2023, 07:49:09 am »
Quote from: Timber Rattler on August 22, 2023, 07:46:25 am
I guess they never saw Independence Day.

Well, they did send the original signal out back in 1983.
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Re: Astronomers hopeful of receiving an alien reply today after beaming message out into space
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2023, 08:03:33 am »
Quote from: Kamaji on August 22, 2023, 07:49:09 am
Well, they did send the original signal out back in 1983.

Or 'V'   :laugh:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_(1983_miniseries)
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Re: Astronomers hopeful of receiving an alien reply today after beaming message out into space
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2023, 08:11:33 am »
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Re: Astronomers hopeful of receiving an alien reply today after beaming message out into space
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2023, 10:04:29 am »
Quote from: Kamaji on August 22, 2023, 08:11:33 am
Fair dinkum.  Or any number of Twilight Zone episodes!

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Re: Astronomers hopeful of receiving an alien reply today after beaming message out into space
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2023, 11:04:01 am »
I always liked the "Alien Nation" tv show.
Cancelled way too soon.
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Re: Astronomers hopeful of receiving an alien reply today after beaming message out into space
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2023, 11:18:09 am »
The aliens replied!!!! Huge!!! OMG!!!

Reply:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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Re: Astronomers hopeful of receiving an alien reply today after beaming message out into space
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2023, 11:22:30 am »
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on August 22, 2023, 11:18:09 am
The aliens replied!!!! Huge!!! OMG!!!

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« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2023, 11:39:00 am »
Klaatu Barada Nikto!
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Re: Astronomers hopeful of receiving an alien reply today after beaming message out into space
« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2023, 05:04:08 pm »
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Re: Astronomers hopeful of receiving an alien reply today after beaming message out into space
« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2023, 05:12:46 pm »
E.T. phone home.

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Re: Astronomers hopeful of receiving an alien reply today after beaming message out into space
« Reply #12 on: August 22, 2023, 07:04:16 pm »
"Hopeful"?

Really?

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Re: Astronomers hopeful of receiving an alien reply today after beaming message out into space
« Reply #14 on: August 22, 2023, 08:16:51 pm »
Quote from: Gefn on August 22, 2023, 11:04:01 am
I always liked the "Alien Nation" tv show.
Cancelled way too soon.

There was an episode where one of their overlords tried sending a message beacon into space:

"The cargo manifest of 250,000 slaves has been recovered.  Plus six billion more."
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