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A Sign in Space is an interdisciplinary project by Italian artist Daniela de Paulis, in collaboration with the SETI Institute, the European Space Agency (ESA), the Green Bank Observatory (GBO) and the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF). The project included a simulation of an extraterrestrial message sent by ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) on May 24, 2023, 19:00 GMT. The message was detected by three radio astronomy observatories, SETI's Allen Telescope Array, the GBO, and the Medicina Radio Astronomical Station. The objective of the project is to involve global experts and the broader public in the reception, decoding and interpretation of the message. This process has been likened to a "dress rehearsal" for a real extraterrestrial message. The Message

The message consists of a binary file of 8212 bytes that was transmitted in 1800 pieces of 4 and 8 bytes.

The Artist

Daniela De Paulis is a former contemporary dancer, media artist, researcher, and licensed radio operator.