<p>On Nov. 16, 1974, a group gathered at Arecibo Observatory in the rainforest interior of Puerto Rico, there for a reopening celebration after upgrades to the facility. After the requisite speeches, scientists used the radio telescope to send what would be known as the Arecibo message: 1,679 bits of data in 73 lines, each 23<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/nov-16-1974-arecibo-sends-a-message/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"Nov. 16, 1974: Arecibo sends a message"</span></a></p>
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On Nov. 16, 1974, a group gathered at Arecibo Observatory in the rainforest interior of Puerto Rico, there for a reopening celebration after upgrades to the facility. After the requisite speeches, scientists used the radio telescope to send what would be known as the Arecibo message: 1,679 bits of data in 73 lines, each 23Continue reading “Nov. 16, 1974: Arecibo sends a message”
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