Australia sending messages to deep space
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/08/13/Australia-sending-messages-to-deep-space/UPI-61471250211380/
Order reprintsCANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 13 (UPI) — An Australian magazine is giving people a chance to send a message to far-distant planets, assuming anyone is out there to listen.
The messages would be sent to Gliese 581d, a water-covered world eight times the size of Earth, COSMOS Magazine said. The planet, 20 light years from Earth, is the closest Earth-type planet discovered so far.
“It’s like a ‘message in a bottle’ cast out into the stars,” said Wilson da Silva, editor of COSMOS. “What’s interesting is not just whether there’s anyone listening, but what the public will say to intelligent life on another planet, given the opportunity.”
The project is part of Australia’s National Science Week, with those interested in speaking to the galaxy asked to log on to www.HelloFromEarth.net before 5 p.m., Aug. 24, Sydney time. Messages are limited to 160 characters.
The messages will be beamed Aug. 28 to Gliese 581d from the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, in Tidbinbilla.
No replies are likely before 2051, unless the residents, if any, of Gliese 581d have discovered a faster means of interstellar communication.
Welcome to HELLO FROM EARTH.
This site collected goodwill messages from the public for 13 days in August 2009 which were transmitted to Gliese 581d, a planet outside our Solar System which may support life.
Messages were moderated by staff at COSMOS magazine; those accepted for inclusion in the transmission have been published on this site. Transmission occurred at midday on Friday 28 August 2009 and was undertaken by the NASA/CSIRO Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex at Tidbinbilla, Australia, using the 70-metre main antenna known as DSS43.
Thanks for taking part in this National Science Week event!
You can read our best messages below (see BEST MESSAGES SO FAR), see a list of what we think are the top messages received, or browse through all messages here. You can also search messages by the names of people who have successfully left a message, their email addresses or by message content.
SEVERAL OF THE BEST MESSAGES SENT
Smile 🙂 Humans are naive and fragile. We are not evolved to understand everything. We are children in a vast and mysterious universe.
Tommy
Adelaide, Australia
Hey I’m Katelyn. I just want to know what’s with all the abductions? If you need a volunteer, please take my brothers! Take your pick. I thank you in advance. x
Katelyn Tepper
Horsham, Australia
We come in peace. If you are out there, please respond. We want to be friends. We are all different and we can’t wait to meet you! From the children of Earth.
Class4M
Castle Cove Public School, Australia
All our petty disputes, disagreements and wars fade into insignificance when we consider our tiny world’s place in the cosmos.
Silvio Zarb
Melbourne, Australia
What do you see when you look up into the sky? Do you feel small and lonely, just like us? From now on, I can assure you one thing: you are not alone. Be happy.
Sergio Camalich
Hermosillo, Mexico
What I’ve learnt: believe in yourself, believe in others, keep confidences, that family matters, you get what you give, dare to dream and don’t forget to laugh.
Patty
Melbourne, Australia
Hopefully one day you will come to planet Earth, to discover what we call home. Beaches, blue water, blues skies. You live and learn with every step you take.
Deijah
Tauranga, New Zealand
We are but children with so much still to learn; troubled by fears and nightmares but also elated by our hopes and dreams. We hope one day to be friends.
Wilson da Silva
Sydney, Australia
If you come to Earth look into: music, the beach, ice cream, hugs, family, love, dancing, cheese, trampolines, friendship, books and dreams. Just for a start.
Tamasin
Richmond, Australia
Hi there: Sorry about “The Outer Limits”; hope you enjoyed “I Love Lucy”. Have you got all our missing socks? Love, Earth
Fred Mason
Roberts Creek, Australia
“These are not the droids you’re looking for.”
Don
Denton, TX, United States
“We are all lying in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars…” – Oscar Wilde
Jeff N
Sydney, Australia
Hope you receive this message as it could mean the start of something magnificent. With awe and respect from Earth.
Theresa
Canberra, ACT, Australia
Now it is your turn. Imagine you have the opportunity to take part in this project. What would you like to say to someone who is out there? We ‘ve included some examples of what Australian people wrote.
We wait for your comments!
Eva and Jaume
amazing!!!
Hi! I’m Sara. I supouse that you are busy with investigate and compare the live in others planets. But my question is: What are you doing for have fun?
I would like to answer me!
Hello from the Earth, If you receive that message, send us a reply explaining how is your world or come to the Earth
David
Cabrera, Spain
I don’t really know how everything works outside there, I’ve only learnt how stupid humans are. If you’ve got more intelligence than us, please, take care of the place you live, never destroy it. This is a little advice from an insignificant but incredible world.
Raquel
Argentona, The Earth
HI I’m Mark from the earth, what are you
doing in your planet in the day?
I would like to answer me!
see you soon 😀
I have no idea what life is like in outer space, but I’m sure that it’s better than in the Earth. I feel as if I don’t belong to this world.. so please take me with you no matter where and give me just some love.
Marta, someone who’s having a bad day.
SOS, emotional rescue!
Encara que pensis elcontrari, jaume: La maria ha estat aqui.
Hey! I’m maria, and i am tired of this world, bring me new ideas for our society, some of happyness, some humor, and a little bit of spicy to change the routine.
Aren’t you the three magic kings!?
shit!