中文翻譯:
在遙遠的星空中，地球人正在試圖與外星朋友們溝通！在1974年，地球上最強大的無線電望遠鏡之一，Arecibo Observatory，發送了一串由1和0組成的信息，這些信息告訴外星人一些關於我們的簡單事實。這次傳送其實是為了慶祝天文台的升級。雖然這封信息主要是象徵性的，因為我們也會不小心將電視和廣播信號發送到太空，但這仍然是一個有趣的嘗試。這封信息中包含從1到10的數字、氫和碳這兩種原子、一些有趣的分子、DNA、人的簡單描述、我們太陽系的基本資訊以及發送這個訊息的望遠鏡的基本資料。如果外星人真的收到了這個信息，我們可能要等5萬年才會收到他們的回覆哦。現在，還有很多搜尋外星智慧生命的計劃正在進行中呢！
原文:
What are these Earthlings trying to tell us? The featured message was broadcast from Earth towards the globular star cluster M13 in 1974. During the dedication of an upgrade to the Arecibo Observatory – then the largest single radio telescope in the world – a string of 1’s and 0’s representing the diagram was sent. This attempt at extraterrestrial communication was mostly ceremonial – humanity regularly broadcasts radio and television signals out into space accidentally. Even were this message received, M13 is so far away we would have to wait almost 50,000 years to hear an answer. The featured message gives a few simple facts about humanity and its knowledge: from left to right are numbers from one to ten, atoms including hydrogen and carbon, some interesting molecules, DNA, a human with description, basics of our Solar System, and basics of the sending telescope. Several searches for extraterrestrial intelligence are currently underway. Explore the Universe: Random APOD Generator
來源:NASA每日圖片
