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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: Simon on August 07, 2008, 23:49

Title: Can our TV signals be picked up on other planets?
Post by: Simon on August 07, 2008, 23:49

A television company has joined forces with a social networking site to send a message to the nearest theoretically inhabitable planet. But can our television and radio broadcasts already be picked up in space?

(https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnewsimg.bbc.co.uk%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F44896000%2Fjpg%2F_44896510_gliese_466.jpg&hash=042737dfa44b1a220c4e5277f7331441e8c09cac)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7544915.stm

Title: Re: Can our TV signals be picked up on other planets?
Post by: sam on August 08, 2008, 08:19

lol. It will take a very long period of time... also our transmitters aren't really as powerful as they once were. Still though, why not - is a fundamental thing about the Drake equation that we aren't doing ourselves (broadcasting our existence).  Thought I'm pretty sure that www.bloginspace.com has been doing this for quite sometime.

Title: Re: Can our TV signals be picked up on other planets?
Post by: Simon on August 08, 2008, 10:33

So, in a galaxy far away, they could be seeing the moon landings!   :crazy:

Title: Re: Can our TV signals be picked up on other planets?
Post by: sam on August 08, 2008, 10:48

lol.. bit lame isn't it!

oh and that should probably be on a planet within 50 light years ... doesn't really have the same ring to it though does it!

Title: Re: Can our TV signals be picked up on other planets?
Post by: David on August 08, 2008, 10:53

Quote from: Simon on August 08, 2008, 10:33

So, in a galaxy far away, they could be seeing the moon landings!   :crazy:

Or maybe even your landing Simon...........mine needs redecorating so hope they dont look in here... ;D

Title: Re: Can our TV signals be picked up on other planets?
Post by: Simon on August 08, 2008, 11:07

By the time you've finished, David, it could have been quicker and cheaper to move house!   ;D

Title: Re: Can our TV signals be picked up on other planets?
Post by: David on August 08, 2008, 11:29

Everything came to a halt as I am in dispute with s999ding builders in bathroom so cannot finish....I HATE builders  >:( >:(

Title: Re: Can our TV signals be picked up on other planets?
Post by: Sandra on August 08, 2008, 11:35

I hope that you arent being racist David, some of those Poles are really nice people  ;D

Title: Re: Can our TV signals be picked up on other planets?
Post by: David on August 08, 2008, 12:46

I would love it if  they were poles...........these are the wrost kind   English.....who all speak the same language...begins with B and ends with an S.....If they had of been poles at least I could have hung my towels on something  :o :o