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Beatles to be beamed across the universe
The Guardian, 2nd February
The songs of the Beatles have always enjoyed a global appeal. Now one of their best-loved recordings has been beamed into the galaxy in an attempt to introduce the music to alien ears.
NASA broadcasted the song, Across the Universe, through the transmitters of its deep space communications network on 4th February, the 40th anniversary of its recording at London’s Abbey Road studios.
The music will be converted into digital data and sent on a 431 light-year-journey towards Polaris, the North Star, in a stunt that also commemorates the space agency’s 50th anniversary.
The former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, who co-wrote the song with John Lennon and played an extraterrestrial concert from Earth to the crew of the international space station in 2005, said he was excited by the project.
This is the first time any music has been transmitted deep into the cosmos. Nasa will encrypt the song and beam it into space from its Madrid transmitter.
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