''TalkToAliens.com'' Unveils ''E-Mail to Aliens'' -- The World's First Public Service for Sending E-Mails into Deep Space.HARTFORD, Conn. -- www.TalkToAliens.com, the world's first "Intergalactic in·ter·ga·lac·tic adj. Being or occurring between galaxies: intergalactic space. in Communication System", has announced, that its new "E-Mail to Aliens" service is now available for the public, worldwide. A user simply visits www.TalkToAliens.com and selects the "E-Mail to Space" option. The user then writes a message up to 1,000 words in length. The service's transmitter then broadcasts the text into deep space. The E-Mail Service See Internet e-mail service. complements the organization's already popular Telephone Service for broadcasting the public's telephone calls -- live -- into space. In addition to sending messages into space, the user will also receive a free "Certificate of Interstellar in·ter·stel·lar adj. Between or among the stars: interstellar gases. interstellar Adjective between or among stars Adj. 1. Broadcast" -- a frameable certificate that indicates the date and time of the broadcast, as well as the first 500 characters of the message sent. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. www.TalkToAliens.com, the free "Certificate of Interstellar Broadcast" is the "perfect gift for your favorite astronomy lover, space fan, or science-fiction enthusiast." The service costs just $19.95, and includes the free message confirmation Certificate. www.TalkToAliens.com receives 5,000 Web visitors per day, from nearly 50 countries around the globe. Messages are transmitted into space via the organization's custom-developed transmission system, designed by RF and broadcast engineers with over 75 years of experience in terrestrial and satellite communications. The project has been in development for over five years -- since January 2000. The transmitter's frequency, 2.43211 GHz, was chosen as it is in an RF band commonly used on earth. According to www.TalkToAliens.com: "If any intergalactic entity is already 'listening in' on earth happenings, they should be aware of this portion of the RF spectrum" -- and provide the best chance of message reception. Where, in space, are the messages being sent? The system's parabolic par·a·bol·ic also par·a·bol·i·cal adj. 1. Of or similar to a parable. 2. Of or having the form of a parabola or paraboloid. dish antenna is pointed into the "Milky Way Milky Way, the galaxy of which the sun and solar system are a part, seen as a broad band of light arching across the night sky from horizon to horizon; if not blocked by the horizon, it would be seen as a circle around the entire sky. " -- the area of space with the highest density of regional stars and, thus, hopefully towards planets and other civilizations. The Milky Way is the galaxy in which our own solar system solar system, the sun and the surrounding planets, natural satellites, dwarf planets, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets that are bound by its gravity. The sun is by far the most massive part of the solar system, containing almost 99.9% of the system's total mass. resides. As the sky appears to turn over the earth, the antenna sweeps through much of the Milky Way's estimated 400 billion stars. For the latest news and information, please visit www.TalkToAliens.com. |
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