this message STILL has implications to debate

This may be one of the most fascinating pieces of potential evidence in the entire extraterrestrial search/discussion.  And SETI by the way has gotten a large infusion of cash to restart their operations.  Here is more about the mystery:

In 1974, a broadcast (known as the “Arecibo” message) put together by Carl Sagan and colleagues was sent into space via radio waves at a special ceremony to celebrate the remodelling of the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico. It was the most powerful broadcast ever deliberately beamed out into space. The message was directed at a star cluster sitting approximately 25,000 light years away, and consisted of a pictorial message. The radio signal depicted our planet’s location in our solar system, the core principles of our math and science, and the NASA antenna used to transmit the signal, in the hopes that it would be interpreted by an extraterrestrial intelligence. The message also included details about human beings, such as our physical appearance and DNA code.

And whether this message means anything or not is besides the point here.  It is a platform to debate what would actually happen.  There is a new fascet to the debate with the restarting of the SETI program that is discussed thoroughly.  What would we actually do and what about the “noise” Earth is sending everyday anyways.

Let’s see a picture of what they found on page 2

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