Across the Universe

Σήμερα (Δευτέρα) στις δύο το βράδυ το "across the universe" θα ταξιδεψει μέχρι τα πέρατα του σύμπαντος. Ας βάλουμε όλοι δυνατά να παίξει η τραγουδάρα των σκαθαριών για να ενισχύσουμε το σήμα ;-) Αντιγράφω από τη NASA

For the first time ever, NASA will beam a song -- The Beatles' "Across the Universe" -- directly into deep space at 7 p.m. EST on Feb. 4.

The transmission over NASA's Deep Space Network will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the day The Beatles recorded the song, as well as the 50th anniversary of NASA's founding and the group's beginnings. Two other anniversaries also are being honored: The launch 50 years ago this week of Explorer 1, the first U.S. satellite, and the founding 45 years ago of the Deep Space Network, an international network of antennas that supports missions to explore the universe.

The transmission is being aimed at the North Star, Polaris, which is located 431 light years away from Earth. The song will travel across the universe at a speed of 186,000 miles per second. Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney expressed excitement that the tune, which was principally written by fellow Beatle John Lennon, was being beamed into the cosmos.