Astronomers are hoping to receive an alien reply to a message that was beamed into space 40 years ago
Astronomers are hoping to receive a reply from a message that was beamed into space 40 years ago.
A message was sent to space from Stanford University in 1983. It contained 13 drawings of our solar system, theAstronomers from the University of Hyogo predict that today is the earliest point at which a response could arrive from anyone living near the Altair star.At just 16.7 light-years away, the star is relatively close to Earth, and is the 12th brightest star in the night sky.
Professor Shinya Narusawa, leading the team at the University of Hyogo, told Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun: “A large number of exoplanets have been detected since the 1990s. Altair may have a planet whose environment canHis team will use a huge antenna at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s to scan the skies for a reply at 2pm BST today.
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