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== A Message from Earth == |
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A Message from Earth (AMFE) is a high-powered digital radio signal that was sent on 9 October 2008 towards Gliese 581c. The signal is a digital [[time capsule]] containing 501 messages that were selected through a competition on the [[social networking site]] [[Bebo]]. The message was sent using the [[RT-70]] [[radar telescope]] of [[Ukraine]]'s [[State Space Agency of Ukraine|State Space Agency]]. The signal will reach the planet Gliese 581c in early 2029.<ref name="moore">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3166709/Messages-from-Earth-sent-to-distant-planet-by-Bebo.html|title=Messages from Earth sent to distant planet by Bebo |last=Moore |first=Matthew|date=9 October 2008 |publisher=.telegraph.co.uk|access-date=9 October 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081011142445/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3166709/Messages-from-Earth-sent-to-distant-planet-by-Bebo.html| archive-date= 11 October 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> More than half a million people including celebrities and politicians participated in the AMFE project, which was the world's first digital time capsule where the content was selected by the public.<ref name="sky">{{cite web |url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Technology/Bebos-A-Message-from-Earth-Project-Beams-Celebrity-Faces-Into-Space/Article/200810215117103?lpos=Technology_First_Technology_Article_Teaser_Region__3&lid=ARTICLE_15117103_Bebos_A_Message_from_Earth_Project_Beams_Celebrity_Faces_Into_Space |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202080446/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Technology/Bebos-A-Message-from-Earth-Project-Beams-Celebrity-Faces-Into-Space/Article/200810215117103?lpos=Technology_First_Technology_Article_Teaser_Region__3&lid=ARTICLE_15117103_Bebos_A_Message_from_Earth_Project_Beams_Celebrity_Faces_Into_Space |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 February 2013 |title=Stars' Faces Beamed Into Space |access-date=5 November 2008 |publisher=Sky News |date=10 October 2008 }}</ref><ref name="bebo">{{cite web |url=http://www.bebo.com/Press.jsp?PressPageId=7554880862 |title=One Giant Leap For The Bebo Community |access-date=15 November 2008 |author=Sarah Gavin |publisher=Bebo |date=29 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925232920/https://bebo.com/Press.jsp?PressPageId=7554880862 |archive-date=25 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
A Message from Earth (AMFE) is a high-powered digital radio signal that was sent on 9 October 2008 towards Gliese 581c. The signal is a digital [[time capsule]] containing 501 messages that were selected through a competition on the [[social networking site]] [[Bebo]]. The message was sent using the [[RT-70]] [[radar telescope]] of [[Ukraine]]'s [[State Space Agency of Ukraine|State Space Agency]]. The signal will reach the planet Gliese 581c in early 2029.<ref name="moore">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3166709/Messages-from-Earth-sent-to-distant-planet-by-Bebo.html|title=Messages from Earth sent to distant planet by Bebo |last=Moore |first=Matthew|date=9 October 2008 |publisher=.telegraph.co.uk|access-date=9 October 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081011142445/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3166709/Messages-from-Earth-sent-to-distant-planet-by-Bebo.html| archive-date= 11 October 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> More than half a million people including celebrities and politicians participated in the AMFE project, which was the world's first digital time capsule where the content was selected by the public.<ref name="sky">{{cite web |url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Technology/Bebos-A-Message-from-Earth-Project-Beams-Celebrity-Faces-Into-Space/Article/200810215117103?lpos=Technology_First_Technology_Article_Teaser_Region__3&lid=ARTICLE_15117103_Bebos_A_Message_from_Earth_Project_Beams_Celebrity_Faces_Into_Space |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202080446/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Technology/Bebos-A-Message-from-Earth-Project-Beams-Celebrity-Faces-Into-Space/Article/200810215117103?lpos=Technology_First_Technology_Article_Teaser_Region__3&lid=ARTICLE_15117103_Bebos_A_Message_from_Earth_Project_Beams_Celebrity_Faces_Into_Space |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 February 2013 |title=Stars' Faces Beamed Into Space |access-date=5 November 2008 |publisher=Sky News |date=10 October 2008 }}</ref><ref name="bebo">{{cite web |url=http://www.bebo.com/Press.jsp?PressPageId=7554880862 |title=One Giant Leap For The Bebo Community |access-date=15 November 2008 |author=Sarah Gavin |publisher=Bebo |date=29 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925232920/https://bebo.com/Press.jsp?PressPageId=7554880862 |archive-date=25 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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As of 22 January 2015, the message has traveled 59.48 trillion km of the total 192 trillion km, which is 31.0% of the distance to the Gliese 581 system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bebo.com/amessagefromearth|title=Bebo All-In-One Streaming|website=Bebo|access-date=10 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704035254/http://www.bebo.com/amessagefromearth|archive-date=4 July 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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