http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/jan/HQ_08032_NASA_Beatles.html

WASHINGTON -- For the first time ever, NASA will beam a song -- The Beatles' "Across the Universe" -- directly into deep space at 7 p.m. EST on Feb. 4.

Those NASA people sure have a lot of time on their hands! :lol:

But it'll make for an entertaining YouTube video, I'm sure. And if the signals really can extend out into the universe intact, then it'll give someone else something to listen to aside from binary code.

Did'nt the british already send out a probe beaming a song by Blur?

But it'll make for an entertaining YouTube video, I'm sure. And if the signals really can extend out into the universe intact

More than likely the signals would disipate into background noise.

More than likely the signals would disipate into background noise.

That is what I was thinking, but if it did get through somewhere intact, then it's either a bonus or we gave someone an earache, depending on their musical tastes. :lol:

Reminds me of an article I read in AmSci recently. In 5 billion years the Earth will be nothing more than space dust, or more accurately, part of the sun. But the signals we sent out will still keep on going...polluting the airwaves for trillions of years.

Can you imagine the astronauts in a spaceship arguing over what channel to listen too. :lol:

WASHINGTON -- For the first time ever, NASA will beam a song -- The Beatles' "Across the Universe" -- directly into deep space at 7 p.m. EST on Feb. 4.

I'm just glad they didn't choose "I Want to Hold your Hand".(for obvious reasons.:lol:

Let me guess Bill Gates or someone has bought the IPR,
and is planning for their descendants to sue any reptilian,
or tentacled aliens for copyright infringement.

The RIAA is probably going to sue the hell out of them.

NASA will probly tell RIAA to go suck a big long..... Saturn rocket. Yea, thats the ticket..

Now this is just another silly idea by NASA....

Let's just hope the aliens are big Beatle fans! Otherwise we might get a really angry return letter!

How do we know that the Beatles are not aliens in the first place :)

Better not use 'Imagine' by John Lennon. If they're beaming it all across space, they might disturb God on the way, and those lyrics will definitely tick Him off.

Now, maybe not to 'Biblical flood' proportions, but possibly to 'total destruction of Liverpool' proportions...

...on second thoughts, go for it. :D

When it says beam, is it like an actual beam, meaning you would have to be in the right place in order to catch it?

When it says beam, is it like an actual beam, meaning you would have to be in the right place in order to catch it?

More or less, it's being aimed at Polaris, the North Star.

NASA can use funds for stuff like this?

It's basically a sort of symbolic celebration of NASA 50th Anniversary, Deep Space Network 45th Anniversary, and the Song's 40th Anniversary.

It's like a 4 minute gesture and really isn't all that expensive since it's gonna be such a short time.

Though in fairness it's not exactly free either...

NASA can use funds for stuff like this?

It likely does not cost a huge load of money.

Also, if an alien transponder picks it up, even the faintest bit, we got a ticket to either getting blown to bits or making new friends.

Probably getting blown to bits, since our morals are: Shoot first, ask later.