Amid the search for another life beyond Earth, an alien ‘mock’ signal was beamed to the planet from Mars for the first time to stimulate a scenario when extraterrestrial life would send a message. On May 24, the European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) reportedly flashed an encoded message from its orbit around Mars to Earth. The signal was sent at 9 pm and was received by Earth 16 minutes later, said reports. Paulis in a press statement said, “Throughout history, humanity has searched for meaning in powerful and transformative phenomena. Receiving a message from an extraterrestrial civilization would be a profoundly transformational experience for all humankind,” reported Indian Express.

Source: Hindustan Times May 30, 2023 05:01 UTC