Oh wow, this is cool: an article in Scientific American about the Arecibo message, the first message purposely sent by ...

There are two hero constellations in the celestial theater of the Butler night sky. In the summer and early autumn, we have ...

The piece is written by science writer Nadia Drake — the daughter of Frank Drake, who designed the message — and it digs into the details of how the whole thing came about. I’ve somehow never read ...

54.5 x 40.3 cm. (21.5 x 15.9 in.) ...

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As Hercules introduces himself asked the trainer to help him become a true hero, Phil refuses and insists he had retired with the many failures and disappointments he had in the past, specifically the ...

The Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico transmitted the most powerful known interstellar message in 1974. The facility’s ...

When King Salmoneus impersonates Zeus, the king of the gods smites him for his gall. The good people of Thessaly, however, turn to Hercules for leadership and crown him as their new king instead.

The Arecibo message contained an image of a man only. But what might seem a sexist choice deserves a more subtle ...

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