A Sign in Space - The Message

<p><a href="https://asignin.space/"><em>A Sign in Space</em></a>&nbsp;is an interdisciplinary&nbsp;project by media artist&nbsp;<a href="http://danieladepaulis.com/">Daniela de Paulis</a>, in collaboration with&nbsp;the SETI Institute, the European Space Agency, the Green Bank Observatory and&nbsp;INAF, the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics.</p> <p>The project consists in transmitting a simulated extraterrestrial message as part of a live performance, using an ESA spacecraft as celestial source. The objective of the project is to involve the world-wide Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence community, professionals from different fields and the&nbsp;broader&nbsp;public, in the reception, decoding and interpretation of the message. This process will require global cooperation, bridging a conversation around the topics of SETI, space research and society, across multiple&nbsp;cultures&nbsp;and fields of expertise.</p> <p>On May 24, 2023, during the&nbsp;<a href="https://asignin.space/launch-event/">SETI Live: A Sign in Space - Simulating First Contact</a>, the European Space Agency&#39;s&nbsp;ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter&nbsp;(TGO) in orbit around Mars transmitted an encoded message to Earth to simulate receiving a signal from extraterrestrial intelligence.</p>