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THE ASTORIAN • SATuRdAy, JuNE 1, 2019
© 2019 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 35, No. 27
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Astronomers are trying to talk to beings who live on other planets, sometimes called aliens. So far, it has been a one way conversation. Scientists on
earth sent out messages starting in 1974. However, technology has changed a lot since then. The Arecibo Observatory is now working on a new
message and they are asking kids around the world for help!
First Message
to Aliens
The numbers
one to ten
Send a Message to Aliens!
2019 is the 45th anniversary of the Arecibo Message. It will be the year
astronomers send another message into space. This time they want
teams of students from around the world to come up with messages.
If you were writing a message to aliens, what would you say?
The first Arecibo message
was sent into outer space
with the belief that if there
were beings out there who
had a level of intelligence
similar to ours, or better,
they would be able to
detect the radio signal
and figure out how to
translate it.
Information
about human
DNA to help
describe us to
aliens
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The message was aimed
at an area in space called
the Great Cluster of
Hercules. It is 25,000 light
years away. (That means
that if you could travel at
the speed of light, it
would take 25,000 years
to get there!)
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To learn more about the
Arecibo Message Challenge, go to
www.areciboobservatory.org
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Scientists know they won’t
get a response in their
lifetimes, but if and when
an answer comes, it would
be very interesting!
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What is another word for space aliens?
Use the math code to find out:
4 + 4 = A
5 + 1 = L
3 + 4 = E
2 + 2 = R
3 + 2 = I
1 + 0 = S
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Zott or Not?
Invent an
Alien
Circle all the aliens from the
planet Zott using these clues:
Aliens from Zott each have at
least three eyes, but no more
than six. They have antennas,
but never curly or wavy ones.
Their clothes have stripes,
but only vertical ones.
Challenge your
imagination by using
the newspaper to
create a “picture” of
an alien. Go through
the newspaper and
select and cut out
parts of different
animal and human
bodies. Put these
together to create a
new creature. Could
this be what an alien
looks like? Why or
why not?
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The universe is a vast place, and many scientists believe that
somewhere out there, there is life. To help locate where this life
might be, they look for planets in the Goldilocks Zone.
This is a part of the solar system that has “just right”
conditions for life – conditions that are like ours.
What two things do scientists think planets need to support life?
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HELP
Find the words in the puzzle.
How many of them can you
find on this page?
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When people don’t speak the same language,
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communicate. Look through the newspaper
for pictographs. Write in words what each
one means.
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