• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
Scientists Want To Send Unsolicited Nudes Into Space To Attract Aliens

Home> News

Updated 15:28 1 Apr 2022 GMT+1Published 14:17 1 Apr 2022 GMT+1

Scientists Want To Send Unsolicited Nudes Into Space To Attract Aliens

A team of scientists are hoping to attract aliens by sending a racy image into space

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

A team of scientists are hoping to attract aliens by sending a racy image into space.

While sending unsolicited images of one's genitals is set to become a crime in the UK under a new 'Cyberflashing' law, the issue has yet to be raised in space.

In a bid to connect with alien life - attempts of which have proven unsuccessful for over 150 years - NASA scientists are now looking to thirst trap any ulterior life forms out of hiding with the help of a saucy snap.

The group hope to send a cartoon of two nude people out of Earth's atmosphere to peak potential alien's curiosity and encourage communication.

Advert

The project, called the 'Beacon in the Galaxy' (BITG), shows the figures of a man and woman, fully naked, with their hands raised in a wave.

On the project's website, the scientists detail: "The proposed message includes basic mathematical and physical concepts to establish a universal means of communication followed by information on the biochemical composition of life on Earth, the Solar System’s time-stamped position in the Milky Way relative to known globular clusters, as well as digitized depictions of the Solar System, and Earth’s surface.

The illustration of the nude human form the scientists want to send.
MDPI Journal

"The message concludes with digitized images of the human form, along with an invitation for

any receiving intelligences to respond."

Advert

The code the scientists are using to send the message is called a binary code, which is thought to be as much of a universal language as possible, using a lot of 1s and 0s.

The group explained: "Though the concept of mathematics in human terms is potentially unrecognisable to [extraterrestrial intelligence], binary is likely universal across all intelligence.

"Binary is the simplest form of mathematics as it involves only two opposing states: zero and one, yes or no, black or white, mass or empty space. Hence, the transmission of the code as binary would very likely be understandable to all ETI and is the basis of the BITG message."

Aliens in Lilo and Stitch (2002).
Buena Vista Pictures

The research team explained that the message's 'ultimate goal is to start a dialogue with ETI — no matter how far in the future that might occur'.

Advert

They noted: "As this message is meant as an introduction to humans and sent towards what we believe to be an optimal region of the Milky Way for life to flourish, other teams wishing to compose a message of their own can send such to that same region with more complex information."

The group suggested that future messages could contain music 'such as the symphonies of Beethoven, Mozart or Bach,' or scientific discussions.

They said: "Humanity has, we contend, a compelling story to share and the desire to know of others’—and now has the means to do so."

While many might contest the 21 Century's preoccupation with nudes as being a 'compelling story to share,' the BITG's message is certainly eye-catching.

The article is called 'A Beacon in the Galaxy: Updated Arecibo Message for Potential FAST and SETI Projects,' and is published in the MDPI Journal.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Aliens, Science, NASA

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

5 hours ago
7 hours ago
9 hours ago
  • 5 hours ago

    How long it takes brain to return to normal dopamine levels after substance abuse

    Alcohol and drugs can do serious damage to your brain but how long does it take for the organ's dopamine levels to return to normal?

    News
  • 7 hours ago

    Aviation experts identify potential cause of Air India crash that crashed with 242 on board

    An investigation into the crash is currently underway

    News
  • 7 hours ago

    Medical report claims Brit mum whose 'heart went missing' after mysterious death died from food poisoning

    The mum-of-two died while on a family holiday in Turkey

    News
  • 9 hours ago

    Diddy's son could be thrown out of court over T-shirt he wore to trial

    People aren't meant to wear clothes with slogans on them in court

    News
  • True face of the ‘cruellest man’ who was known to boil, impale and roast victims revealed by scientists
  • Nasa To Test Catapult That Flings Objects Into Space At 5,000mph