Researchers at a global research institute will be receiving an "alien message" from Mars on Wednesday.
The message is part of an experiment by the Seti Institute that will help human beings prepare for a possible future attempt at contact by extra-terrestrial life.
Trace Gas Orbiter, a European spacecraft orbiting Mars, will send an encoded message to experts at the institute, which they hope the public will be able to decode.
“Throughout history, humanity has searched for meaning in powerful and transformative phenomena," said Daniela de Paulis, the artist behind the "A Sign in Space" project.
“Receiving a message from an extra-terrestrial civilisation would be a profoundly transformational experience for all humankind.
“A Sign in Space offers the unprecedented opportunity to tangibly rehearse and prepare for this scenario through global collaboration, fostering an open-ended search for meaning across all cultures and disciplines.”
Three radio astronomy observatories on Earth will detect the encoded message.
These include the Seti Institute’s Allen Telescope Array, the Robert C Byrd Green Bank Telescope at the Green Bank Observatory and the Medicina Radio Astronomical Station observatory.
The specific content of the encoded message, developed by Ms de Paulis and her team, has not been disclosed, in the hope that the public can contribute to decoding and interpreting the message.
The orbiter will transmit the encoded message on Wednesday, May 24 at 11pm GST, and Earth will receive it 16 minutes later.
After transmission, researchers will process the signal and make it available to the public for decoding.
Submissions of findings, thoughts and artistic and scientific inputs may be made through the dedicated submission form on the project’s website.
Astronomers all over the world have for decades looked to the stars to find signs of extra-terrestrial life, but none have yet been found.
Many UFO (unidentified flying object) sightings get reported to US authorities.
In July 2022, the US government launched the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force after a spate of observations by military pilots of unknown aerial objects.
The objects exhibited speeds and manoeuvrability that seemingly defied the limits of known technology and the laws of physics.
There is also a team at Nasa dedicated to studying unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), which are also known as unidentified aerial phenomena.
"The limited number of high-quality observations of unidentified anomalous phenomena currently makes it impossible to draw scientific conclusions about the nature of such events," Nasa said on its website.
"Without access to an extensive set of data, it is nearly impossible to verify or explain any observation, thus the focus of the study is to inform Nasa what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on UAP."
While no signs of alien intelligent life has yet been discovered, Nasa has sent rovers to Mars to look for signs of ancient life, such as water, which would show that the planet was once habitable.
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
THE BIO
Ms Al Ameri likes the variety of her job, and the daily environmental challenges she is presented with.
Regular contact with wildlife is the most appealing part of her role at the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi.
She loves to explore new destinations and lives by her motto of being a voice in the world, and not an echo.
She is the youngest of three children, and has a brother and sister.
Her favourite book, Moby Dick by Herman Melville helped inspire her towards a career exploring the natural world.
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The specs
Engine: 4.0-litre V8 twin-turbocharged and three electric motors
Power: Combined output 920hp
Torque: 730Nm at 4,000-7,000rpm
Transmission: 8-speed dual-clutch automatic
Fuel consumption: 11.2L/100km
On sale: Now, deliveries expected later in 2025
Price: expected to start at Dh1,432,000
Terror attacks in Paris, November 13, 2015
- At 9.16pm, three suicide attackers killed one person outside the Atade de France during a foootball match between France and Germany
- At 9.25pm, three attackers opened fire on restaurants and cafes over 20 minutes, killing 39 people
- Shortly after 9.40pm, three other attackers launched a three-hour raid on the Bataclan, in which 1,500 people had gathered to watch a rock concert. In total, 90 people were killed
- Salah Abdeslam, the only survivor of the terrorists, did not directly participate in the attacks, thought to be due to a technical glitch in his suicide vest
- He fled to Belgium and was involved in attacks on Brussels in March 2016. He is serving a life sentence in France
Batti Gul Meter Chalu
Producers: KRTI Productions, T-Series
Director: Sree Narayan Singh
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Divyenndu Sharma, Yami Gautam
Rating: 2/5
Euro 2020
Group A: Italy, Switzerland, Wales, Turkey
Group B: Belgium, Russia, Denmark, Finland
Group C: Netherlands, Ukraine, Austria,
Georgia/Kosovo/Belarus/North Macedonia
Group D: England, Croatia, Czech Republic,
Scotland/Israel/Norway/Serbia
Group E: Spain, Poland, Sweden,
N.Ireland/Bosnia/Slovakia/Ireland
Group F: Germany, France, Portugal,
Iceland/Romania/Bulgaria/Hungary
BUNDESLIGA FIXTURES
Friday (all kick-offs UAE time)
Hertha Berlin v Union Berlin (10.30pm)
Saturday
Freiburg v Werder Bremen (5.30pm)
Paderborn v Hoffenheim (5.30pm)
Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund (5.30pm)
Borussia Monchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen (5.30pm)
Bayern Munich v Eintracht Frankfurt (5.30pm)
Sunday
Schalke v Augsburg (3.30pm)
Mainz v RB Leipzig (5.30pm)
Cologne v Fortuna Dusseldorf (8pm)
The specs: 2018 Nissan 370Z Nismo
The specs: 2018 Nissan 370Z Nismo
Price, base / as tested: Dh182,178
Engine: 3.7-litre V6
Power: 350hp @ 7,400rpm
Torque: 374Nm @ 5,200rpm
Transmission: Seven-speed automatic
Fuel consumption, combined: 10.5L / 100km
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Profile of Bitex UAE
Date of launch: November 2018
Founder: Monark Modi
Based: Business Bay, Dubai
Sector: Financial services
Size: Eight employees
Investors: Self-funded to date with $1m of personal savings
Polarised public
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19% in UK say BBC is biased to right-wing views
19% in UK say BBC is not biased at all
Source: YouGov
