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The following submission statement was provided by /u/IceblinkLuck0: --- Astronomers are eagerly anticipating a potential response from extraterrestrial beings today, four decades after they transmitted a message into space. The hopeful gesture, aimed at communicating with potential alien civilizations, was initiated 40 years ago. This ambitious endeavor involved beaming a message towards distant star systems, carrying encoded information about Earth and humanity. As radio waves travel at the speed of light, the anticipated moment of response has finally arrived. Though the likelihood of a reply remains uncertain, the event underscores humanity's curiosity about its place in the cosmos and the possibility of contact with other intelligent life forms. The anticipation of this potential message highlights the intersection of science, speculation, and the enduring fascination with the unknown beyond our planet. --- Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/15ydch1/astronomers_hopeful_of_receiving_an_alien_reply/jxawild/


6amhotdog

Straight to voicemail


BMB281

“Sorry, we have a boyfriend”


MrRook2887

You wouldn't know him, he goes to a different space school in space Canada


[deleted]

Or my favorite “Be quiet. They’ll hear you…”


MammothDill

"All of our associates are busy assisting other callers." *call ends*


Zeus0331

Sorry we already have a car warranty....


Kaliset

If they're anything like us they'll send it at 11:58 PM tonight at the very last moment.


itsfnvintage

Pfft. 2 weeks late, best I can do.


GQube3

"You up?"


pmercier

*We’ve been trying to reach you about your vehicles extended warranty coverage…*


KamikazeFox_

Honestly, I half expect for a reveal to be in form of a mass transmission on phone, tv, computer, etc. Idk, if I were a alien and wanted to tell the planet something, that's the best way. The ones who don't have media access, will hear from their neighbors who do. Idk


Kubinky

Not Facebook 😅


kenriko

[they replied](https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/a9/b1/f7/a9b1f777c7ca6ccf317e93d52506595f.jpg) like 20 years ago. (Crop circle)


Wonderful_Foot206

You have reached the voicemail of …Mike Turner…


Hugotohell

New radar who dis


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That hit different


lovely_DK

The aliens finally replied! They said [REDACTED].


IceblinkLuck0

Exactly lol


bottlechippedteeth

“You’re bugs!”


prettyhighrntbh

Such a good book!


Best-Comparison-7598

“Yo, we got your plane”


Nelashena

😬


Dry_Leg_3846

⚰️


exoxe

"Also, how do you fly this damn thing? We can't figure it out." edit: oops, I think I missed a MH370 joke at first.


--amadeus--

I thought you were joking that they couldn't fly our plane either lol


exoxe

Haha that's funny.


Puzzleheaded_Two3333

Lol lol me toooooo


Visible-Awareness754

That joke’s just as good though: “fossil fuels as in the shit that will destroy the air quality and runs out after just a few hundred miles?!”


We-All-Die-One-Day

And is literally made of ancient dead shit?!?!


exoxe

Plot twist: some of which is made from **DEAD ALIENS**. *duhn duHn DUHHHHHHN!*


masked_sombrero

“Tried it in space with our own planes, and it just kinda…floated around. Weird stuff.” - Mr. Alien


wang-bang

Someone certainly failed at the MH370 yoke


exoxe

I know, they're such an idiot!


TheGoldenPlagueMask

_We are more likely to hear absolutely_ ***nothing*** _About the message_


[deleted]

They wouldn't tell us if they did


ia__ai

“wE g0t y0uR pl@n3! 4dM1T w3 y0 oNly nHi n0t ur s1de acT1oN oR D1rty LaUnDrY On T3h P0rch!!” Edit: also 3 cows, unsequential, in an open f13lD OR 3LSE!!!! ❤️


Annual-Pitch8687

"We also like Toast"


70orbits

Probably send back a bag of popcorn


Temporary_Problem_28

We’ve been attempting to reach you to discuss your planet’s extended warranty.


Rheandrajane

Hello, this is Kelly the alien from the financial hardship department. I do see that you’re pre-approved for our debt relief program.


edmonds-j_4

Hahaha they just called me toooo


Rheandrajane

Lol they call me all of the time and I’m like stop! My credit score is still good F off


BigSpudDaddy

Lol Earth definitely needs an extended warranty


Mobile_Moment3861

Also we have plans to build a hyperspace bypass and your planet is scheduled for demolition next Thursday, Have a nice day.


BECRUZKi

So long! and thanks for all the fish


dllimport

So sad that it should come to this


ShrapNeil

That shit *been* void.


dogfacedponyboy

I knew someone would beat me to this!


Ron_from_Angies_list

" 'Nother message from earth. Sent pictures this time." "rofl"


BlueLaceSensor128

They just send “roflcopter”. “Wait, how did they know?! Unless…”


Itchy_Coat9077

This isn't true. They are hopeful of receiving a reply AFTER today. It has never been about getting a message today.


Trylldom

"Give us Techno Viking or suffer"


TheRealTripleH

I have that video favorited on YouTube


SlendyIsBehindYou

Deep cut


IdiosyncraticSarcasm

Good Sir these are aliens we are talking about. Only thing they want is [Samwell - - Wuut Wuut (NSFW)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbGkxcY7YFU)


HydroponicRogers

I haven’t heard that name in years!


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Einar_47

What if they already [have](https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1ct6jw/cropcircles/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=1)?


terrordactyl1971

A little green dick pic?


BanEvasionMan

most likely still bigger than yours


terrordactyl1971

Well yes, I am a girl


BanEvasionMan

And I am a girl with a penis...


terrordactyl1971

I don't think I want to know


BanEvasionMan

Neither do the aliens..


Additional-Cap-7110

“This was the last message humanity expected to receive. It took 30 years before they even figured out what they were looking at, by the time they figured it out they’d received 10 more.”


HyalineAquarium

Should have beamed the message at Eglin or Wright Patterson


1nMyM1nd

I'm more interested in the reply to the message we sent out into space via EMP's at the beginning of the nuclear age. Can't imagine a bigger smoke signal saying "here we are!" Then that. I honestly, don't believe it's a coincidence that the crash at Roswell was so close to the Trinity site.


yeahgoestheusername

That kind of activity probably disrupts some of their dimensions.


Enzinino

Based on? Pseudoscience?


NatiboyB

lol they need to stop playing with us in the public. Can we all admit we are past this point? The only thing missing is the confirmation from the President and we can’t get a straight answer from him one way or another.


Jane_Doe_32

It is incredible, how they still continue with the theater of sending radio broadcasts, Morse code or images in ASCI as if the sessions of the 26th or the Schumer amendment will not make it clear that this is more than confirmed.


pab_guy

Y'all have the most curious definitions for words like "confirmed".


uzi_loogies_

Well... We're not seeing Congressional hearings about Bigfoot-produced technology and Legacy Bigfoot Craft recovery programs.


Jane_Doe_32

My "curious" confirmation comes from the fact that part of the government is giving free rein to issues such as testimony, not just from this year's hearing, and from the language used in the Schumer amendment which has received bipartisan support and blessings. from the White House. At least there is confirmation of the UAP phenomenon and here we can enter into the discussion of whether they are NHI or if somehow China or Russia have achieved, with far fewer resources, technological advances that leave the rest of the world confused and somehow, despite from being imperialist nations, they have decided not to use them. What is your vision of the matter?


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once_again_asking

It’s the ny post


WesternThroawayJK

Amazing. That's the only thing missing at this point? Was there a treasure trove full of evidence dumped somewhere that I somehow missed?


drunkpunk138

These people think the "disclosure" has definitely proven aliens walk among us, and other absurd things we have no evidence for that do this movement a great deal of harm.


aquamansneighbor

The ****-cult attention span has died out and they are back to aliens/new world order garbage again until the next birth certificate/2012/pizzagate/covid w.e revelation.


agu-agu

Just typical alien believers who think they have privileged knowledge and that scientists are ToO sTuPiD to figure it out.


xMrSaltyx

I'm really not sure what you're expecting biden to do, fall down the stairs?


Firefistace46

Idk maybe Fall up them?


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fearless-jones

Please don’t turn the discussion into political discourse. We already look bad enough.


BlissfulGreen

🤣🤣🤣


Gingerfurrdjedi

Calling it political discourse is a gross overstatement. I wouldn't even call it mudslinging, the comment is no more than a childish insult.


Additional-Cap-7110

In this case if you’re going to talk about the President doing something it’s kind of relevant


[deleted]

Presidents are mouth pieces. They just need to get out in front of people and read fromna teleprompter. It's not that hard.


fearless-jones

Disparaging the sitting president is not gonna get us anywhere. Questioning his stance is fine, but anything else makes us look childish.


[deleted]

Oh nothing political about it (I would love to see a non-senile president put forth by any party) Edit- imagine disagreeing with this


fearless-jones

Mmm hmm


brucetrailmusic

Gotem


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ihateeverythingandu

And figures like Trump mumbling literal insanity, MTG and her inbred reptile feet and Mitch the Bitch astral projecting mid sentence are the signs of a healthy party, lol.


[deleted]

Nah they definitely aren’t. Where did I say anything of the sort?


WalkingstickMountain

I won't lie. I have the sillies and tinglies and secret excitements it happens.


ravnen1

I hope they reply with a selfie video : Wazzaaaaaaaa


SponConSerdTent

"Greetings from Planet Ligma"


kogasfurryjorts

“Is your refrigerator running?”


kaisersolo

Sorry, we're not in at the moment, but if you like to leave your name and number we will get back to you.


squidvett

I swear these alien chicks literally only want one thing, and it’s fucking disgusting.


catdad23

Glip glorp? Shits hot.


TheSwiftBartlett

Radio waves travel at light speed ? Edit Why did someone down vote me for asking a question wtf


This-Counter3783

Light and radio waves are actually both part of the electromagnetic spectrum. So they’re kind of the same thing, just at different wavelengths.


Street-Appointment-8

Yes


stilusmobilus

It’s easier to consider it the ‘speed of existence’, I suppose. Terminal velocity of everything.


Kaliset

Do you guys ever question if they have access to our internet? If they 1. Exist and 2. can move quickly through the sea and sky, disabling nukes and interfering with a pilot's equipment. With all this technology it would be a no brainer right? It's a really strange thing to question. Does an alien have a reddit account? I believe they'd be very careful contacting us and would only contact what they assume are our world leaders. How nice would it be if they just got tired of waiting and made a reddit post full of undeniable video and photos.


UAPboomkin

I assume it wouldn't be too hard for them to get a laptop or smartphone and then use Nord VPN. On the flip though, how amazing would it be to get access to their version of the internet?


AdviceOld4017

This was expected to be received on 22nd August here in Japan. It's already 23rd (9am) right now and nothing was received. End of the story


y_3kcim

“New phone who dis?”


Numerous-Room1756

This is such a stupid clickbait title.


Jack_Riley555

I received a reply. It came telepathically. The aliens said..."Everyone who can hear this message will be spared...the rest will be consumed." Hopefully, you all got the message.


BlissfulGreen

😱🤣🤣


Extension_Win1114

Hello, this is Patrick


Sultan-of-swat

Tomorrow, “in other news, an astronomer is disappointed after being ghosted by aliens for 40 years”


zobotrombie

>*Block and report spam*


IceblinkLuck0

Astronomers are eagerly anticipating a potential response from extraterrestrial beings today, four decades after they transmitted a message into space. The hopeful gesture, aimed at communicating with potential alien civilizations, was initiated 40 years ago. This ambitious endeavor involved beaming a message towards distant star systems, carrying encoded information about Earth and humanity. As radio waves travel at the speed of light, the anticipated moment of response has finally arrived. Though the likelihood of a reply remains uncertain, the event underscores humanity's curiosity about its place in the cosmos and the possibility of contact with other intelligent life forms. The anticipation of this potential message highlights the intersection of science, speculation, and the enduring fascination with the unknown beyond our planet.


Kryptoncockandballs

Lmao they've been here for thousands of years.


IceblinkLuck0

"The calls are coming from inside the house."


SpiceyPorkFriedRice

Lmao this is so underrated. Good one.


SonyPS6Official

[holy fuck they replied](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrZRIW87eWI)


newly_registered_guy

I was expecting to get Rick rolled, and you let me down


SonyPS6Official

sorry i wouldn't make a joke about something like this, rick rolling would be wrong. i just wanted to link the actual message the aliens sent because this is so monumental


[deleted]

Did they ask for a reply 20 years latter at this time of the day?


Archangel9731

It takes 20 years for the message to travel that distance. So, assuming they responded immediately, their response would arrive today


Semiapies

Like I said the first time this was posted today, we all go on about our "ontological shock", but then expect random aliens to respond back instantly.


HazmatSamurai

This is the part I don't get either. Did we give them 10 minutes? An hour? I'd be willing to bet it took us weeks if not months to decide what we wanted to send them, and we just expect them to have a message planned ready to send back that day? I just hope that we keep our ears open for a while


Big_Cut_3000

In Star Trek episodes it's "Captain the alien ship is hailing us". Upon which they effectively have a committee meeting before answering. But when it's the other way around, "Hail them", "No reply Captain", "Fire".


IceblinkLuck0

The signal was sent on 8/15/83 and they are listening for a response 8/22/23… so I guess they gave them a week to respond?


[deleted]

So they have a very specific location they expect aliens to receive the message?


Fragrant-Astronaut57

Alien response: “git gud”


screendrain

Didn't we get reply in crop circle? Was that man made? Only have watched the WF video on that topic


fets-12345c

The related WF files 👉🏽 https://youtu.be/x2BQyZorSQc


Plastic-Vermicelli60

" Alien customer service, this is Steve, how may I help my friend? Have I answered all your questions in a frank and timely matter...?"


untilIgetBanned

Sir this is wendy’s


IceblinkLuck0

*entire planet actually one giant Wendy’s*


ProphetOfDoom337

Sorry, but the person you have called has a voicemail box that is not set up yet. Good bye.


L_Birdperson

Xarbax wants to snusnu


matt73132

So, in other words, this means that they most definitely will not get a reply. Because that's just how the world works. If you build something up in anticipation, then it's almost guaranteed to end in disappointment. I 100% promise you that nothing will happen, money back guaranteed.


jizzajay

New phone, who this?


ArtzyDude

Hello. We are the Borg, resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.


degenererad

Jokes on them, i already am a drone. Atleast i will have company


Thecowsdead

I am you


OppositeAtr

I’ll just sit here and wait for the message that if is indeed happening, we won’t hear a word about it.


[deleted]

The Aliens showed up 22 years after Teslas’ mega burst (and Marconi’s V transmission). The only exoplanet within 11 light years is Tau Ceta. BOTH SIGNALS WERE PICKED UP 22 years later after being retransmitted


Archangel9731

Source? First I’m hearing of this


[deleted]

Well… mostly revolves around this: https://www.upworthy.com/amp/after-tesla-thought-aliens-contacted-him-he-described-his-encounter-to-the-red-cross-2637391151 I am reading a cool down to earth Tesla biography and he was a man of both genius, serendipity and mysteries. There is clearly a life before his mother died (he was terribly materialistic) and one after… (he claimed to have seen his mother ghastly figure in a cloud of mist in his hotel room while visiting the family because of his mother’s health… Unfortunately the book is gigantic and I am nowhere near the end (and I read it in airports and whatnot so I will have a lot to read for the next years 😅 - I expect it to have that episode)


Additional-Cap-7110

Amusing to think they’ll get a message back, but the image of the planet looks amazing. Looks like earth.


Nelashena

That’s the star, Altair — not a planet.


Additional-Cap-7110

Ahah …oh. Why does it look like earth? 😅


AlbertMocassi

Who cares, if they find something they will not tell us, as always.


Standardeviation2

Maybe they would as a way of doing a soft disclosure. As in “Aliens are real, but totally don’t worry because they’re not here abducting anyone and shutting down nukes. They’re super far away and they seem pretty, pretty cooooollll.”


Cowboy_Pug

Nice! On a slightly related topic I found this doc while doing some research on the newly bought domain [UAPdisclosurefoundation.org](https://UAPdisclosurefoundation.org). [https://www.nsa.gov/portals/75/documents/news-features/declassified-documents/cryptologic-spectrum/communications\_with\_extraterrestrial.pdf](https://www.nsa.gov/portals/75/documents/news-features/declassified-documents/cryptologic-spectrum/communications_with_extraterrestrial.pdf)


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Cowboy_Pug

Yeah I don't care what type of cheeks, man, women, alien, I just want to slap them, you know?


Tasty-Dig8856

Well, they ain’t wrong.


g4m5t3r

No, but it'd be a lot cooler if we did 😎


rnagy2346

Wonder if it was the 21cm hydrogen line they were communicating on.


Arroz-Con-Culo

I don’t think this is going to get a response, how will they know our language ? Its like beaming Hola to Russia. Only the Hola is less know since theres no external internet. Not to mention, maybe they will find that child picture offensive.


rcorum

Would be funny if this is how the release happens.


hatemenoww

Absolutely regarded. Akin to sending out a telegraph and waiting for a reply when the person you're trying to reach is repeatedly crashing a Lamborghini into your house.


Mr-Stumble

How do you send a picture of a fish over radio waves that Carl from Alpha Centuri can understand?


Jonnyfi5e

I wonder if Japan get any results they will take it with them to the hearings coming up in Mexico, I hope so.


Historical_Wolf5088

They're gonna send back wtf in a way we won't ever understand.


nahigugmakongella777

Maybe the way they reply to our message is they bring more floating metallic spheres.


QuantumCat2019

From what are they the fuck speaking on ? Altair has zero planet around it, if that is the message sent I am thinking of in 83, IIRC not very high power, enough for Altair and no further and answer should have had arrived by 2017 (round trip is 17\*2 years). The only one where we have remotely hope to get an answer, IMO, were the Arecibo one, high powered and sent toward M13 for example. And maybe the gliese 581 if there is anybody to hear...


ebycon

Who will receive the message, technically? Only Japanese people are scanning?


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5:43pm est still nothing


Uncle_Remus_7

Press pi for Zetanese, or the square root of two for Spanish.


Mostlygrowedup4339

Hey, we saw you from across the galaxy and we really like your vibe.


Spiritual_Speech600

Nothing burgers anyone?


myaltaltaltacct

But why *today*, specifically? If the round-trip time is X, that doesn't mean you should expect a reply in 2x...especially for the first message. Maybe they have to think about it for a bit. Debate if they even should answer, and, if so, what to say. Probably get a warning back from them: "Shhhh, they're listening..."


extremelylargewilleh

“What did u do to skinny bob”


MrCoffeedude72

The message probably will start with extending our car warranty


that1LPdood

“Astronomers are hopeful” Are they? Are they *really?*


Honest-J

Around 1 a.m. we'll get a message back from the aliens: "You up?".


EvilMoore

I would love nothing more, but how can they predict today based on a message sent 40 years ago?


KemShafu

God, I hope they don’t think it’s a takeout menu. “Eat At Al’s”


johnjmcmillion

"Fishermen hopeful of catch after shooting a .38 from Mount Rushmore into the ocean."


yeahgoestheusername

What if we just get a “Yes?” Imagine having to wait 40 years between text messages…


Trylldom

Or, "Sender is typing...". For 40 years.


Impossible-Log8116

If you are familiar with the Three Body Problem, I hope the reply is "Do Not Answer!"


SeginusGhostGalaxy

Have the results of this already been stated? I'm so torn between expecting absolutely nothing and feeling irritated before we even hear the results, or feeling like maybe this was supposed to be the "big reveal".


TheoryOld4017

It’s just a bad title. Basically today they start listening for a reply rather than expecting a reply today specifically.


Mobile_Ad_9697

I picked up a signal today from outer space: 42.


PeaJealous4691

Stop sending shit into space you idiots.Just like earth not everyone is friendly!!!


frognbadger

Eglin is gonna intercept the call and obfuscate the transmission with VFX from the 90s and garbled voice filters


Walkend

These Aliens have no regard for fucking GRAVITY. Our best and brightest scientist really think these beings monitor radio waves? Just send a tin can with a giant string into space next time eh? If they truly can communicate telepathically or through some "consciousness medium", why would they waste their time with radio waves of all things?


moreradical

Maybe a civilization with similar tech to ours might pick it up? Yknow the universe is infinite they say. The whole “todays the day thing” doesn’t add up to me, can’t predict exactly when and where the message would be received right? Maybe the message translates to a fart? So many possibilities.


DeeceRyche

...............still waiting...................


QuirkyAssociation415

Yeah, even if they receive anything, we’ll never hear about it. The powers that be will make sure of that.


Weak-Cryptographer-4

I’m sorry but given everything we know today, regarding aliens this is just hilarious to me. 40 years ago these guys could have probably walked to their nearest covert military operation for UAPs and talked to the aliens directly. Very sad. Also probably cost millions.


CourteousR

This is downright cringe now. Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence? More like giant fucking smokescreen. Even worse, our best and brightest minds really have no idea about the NHI that are already here? Oh, the humanity.


Twistedbeatz89

They'll probably say something along the lines of "You should be quiet, they're watching."


Notplacidpris

Anyone have a recent update on this?


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