10 Questions
What did a group of Kentucky scientists, linguists, and scholars beam at the TRAPPIST-1 system?
A message urging aliens to visit Lexington, Kentucky
Which celestial body is 40 lightyears away from Earth and harbors potentially habitable planets?
TRAPPIST-1 system
What did the group behind the interstellar travel advertisement include in their message to the TRAPPIST-1 system?
Imagery representing the elements of life, rolling hills, and molecular structure for water, bourbon, and dopamine
What was described as the first interstellar travel advertisement?
The missive beamed at the TRAPPIST-1 system
What did scientists beam to the TRAPPIST-1 system in December 2023?
A message urging any aliens who might live there to visit Lexington, Kentucky
What event took place during the 'beam-out' ceremony?
A message was sent to aliens from Lexington's Kentucky Horse Park museum
Why did the tourism team at the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau partner with the Cornett ad agency?
To promote the scifi flavor of Lexington's tourism
What was the purpose of VisitLEX's coded bitmap image broadcast to the TRAPPIST-1 system?
To reach potential alien inhabitants and entice them to visit Earth
Who stated, 'We are targeting the TRAPPIST-1 system because we might actually get an answer in somebody's lifetime if there's somebody there watching'?
Robert Lodder, an astrobiologist and SETI scientist
What did the message sent from Lexington's Kentucky Horse Park museum include?
Imagery representing the elements of life, Lexington rolling hills, and molecular structure for water, bourbon, and dopamine
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