Astronomy Picture of the Day · July 12, 2009

A Cosmic Call to Nearby Stars

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 12, 2009 is “A Cosmic Call to Nearby Stars,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Yuvan Dutil & Stephane Dumas). The original explanation runs about 117 words.

From the explanation

“If Earth received this message from deep space , could we decode it? The people from the Cosmic Call project sent the above image as the first page of a longer message.”

— APOD editors, July 12, 2009

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: July 12, 2009
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Yuvan Dutil & Stephane Dumas
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 117 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, July 12, 2009 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2009-july-12-a-cosmic-call-to-nearby-stars

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