A message containing scientific data and samples of music will be broadcast to a star system 39 light years from Earth in the hope of sparking conversation with an advanced alien intelligence.
If any life forms in the TRAPPIST-1 system get the message and reply, it will be around 80 years before we receive word from them, says Vakoch. “If we get a reply back from the first half a dozen or dozen stars that we target, that means effectively the universe is chock full of intelligent life,” he says.
“We’re testing a version of the zoo hypothesis – that, in fact, they are out there, they already know that we’re here, but in order to gain access to the galactic club, we have to submit an application and maybe even pay a little dues,” says Vakoch. “So this is our attempt to pay our dues, and see if they’ll welcome us into the club.”Explore the best country to gaze at the stars:
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