The Arecibo Message And Finding Worlds Beyond Our Solar System
g STARS - A new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows infant stars "hatching" in the head of Orion, the famous hunter constellation visible from northern hemispheres during winter nights. Astronomers suspect that shockwaves from a 3-million-year-old explosion of a massive star may have initiated this newfound birth. See article.
g ABODES - The dream of finding worlds beyond our solar system has long been a reality. In 1992, Alex Wolszczan and Dale Frail announced the landmark discovery of planets orbiting a distant pulsar. Three years later, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz ended the long quest to detect a planet around a star like our own sun. The pace of discovery since then has been astounding. See article.
g LIFE - Several strange creatures including a psychedelic octopus have been found in frigid waters off Antarctica in one of the world's most pristine marine environments. See article.
g MESSAGE - In 1974, astronomers sent the "Arecibo Message," a binary-coded signal that decodes to a graphic illustrating some basic characteristics of Earth. The message was intended more to demonstrate the power of the telescope than to contact distant civilizations. Cornell's 25th anniversary announcement includes a decoded explanation and more information about what the scientists were thinking. See article.
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