The broadcast formed part of the ceremonies held to mark a major upgrade to the Arecibo Radio Telescope. The transmission consisted of a simple, pictorial message, aimed at our putative cosmic ...

To date, only a few, mostly symbolic, intentional messages have been sent. The simple picture that was transmitted in 1974 from the Arecibo Observatory described our solar system, the compounds ...

In 1974 researchers broadcast what has come to be called the Arecibo Message towards the star cluster M13. This 210 byte burst of digital information included simple images of the human form and ...

Even then, it wasn't until 1974 that scientists would send the first deliberate high-power broadcast to aliens with the Arecibo message was sent to the globular star cluster M13. This means that ...

In August 1977, a strange transmission was picked up during a routine scan for signals of alien life. For more than one ...

In the case of the Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, the past months has seen not only astronomers but also countless people across the world wait with bated breath after initial ...

A group of researchers has been studying signals captured by the Arecibo telescope in order ... found during one of the first active hunts for messages sent by extraterrestrial intelligence.

In 1974, scientists sent out The Arecibo Message: Our first ever attempt to contact extraterrestrials. The pixelated image depicts a human DNA molecule, the human silhouette, and a model of our ...

Across the country, people are experiencing a sudden surge of anonymous messages that often begin with a simple "hello" or a similar greeting like "hi." These unexpected communications can leave ...

There are many reasons for wanting to print out a text message. Maybe someone sent you some exciting news via SMS, and you'd like to print it out and pin it on your bulletin board. Or maybe ...

It's pretty easy to accidentally delete a text in the Messages app. A long swipe and a tap and suddenly a text message thread you've had for years could be gone. Heartbreaking right? Well ...

Knowing this, how do you create messages so there is a better chance of people remembering them? The author uses concepts from memory science to help you craft messages — whether it’s a ...