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Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander beamed home this selfie on Feb. 16, 2024, a day after launching atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket., signaling to any watchful alien civilization that Earth hosts a technologically advanced species. And, while scientists have listened to the incessant radio chatter from our planet for a long time, in late February, they heard it from the moon for the firstfor 1.5 hours.
The white specks are radio signals from transmitters on Earth as recorded by the ROLSES experiment's four antennas. It is"a really good 'frequency selfie' of the Earth that's unparalleled to date" in terms of looking at Earth in radio wavelengths, Burns added. During its historic landing on Feb. 22, the 14-foot Odysseus spacecraft descended faster than planned and tipped over on its side, likely because it. As a result of this unexpected orientation, the spacecraft's antennas weren't pointed back at Earth, reducing the rate at which data could be sent by a lot.
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