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Published 10:28 4 May 2022 BST
Updated 11:16 6 May 2022 BST

Human anatomy drawings as featured in the 'Beacon in the Galaxy' project.[/caption]
It's also believed that scientists will include an attempt to describe and explain gravity within their new project which is due to be beamed into space soon.
“Though the concept of mathematics in human terms is potentially unrecognizable to extra-terrestrial intelligence, binary is likely universal across all intelligence," explain scientists in their official project document.
“Binary is the simplest form of mathematics as it involves only two opposing states: zero and one, yes or no, black or white, mass or empty space.”
The document continues, explaining that “The proposed message includes basic mathematical and physical concepts to establish a universal means of communication followed by information on the biochemical composition of life on Earth, the Solar System’s time-stamped position in the Milky Way relative to known globular clusters, as well as digitized depictions of the Solar System, and Earth’s surface.”
It's basically everything aliens might need if they ever wanted to drop us a line.
Of course, this isn't the first time we've sent pictures of ourselves in the buff deep into the void. Back in 1972, the Pioneer 10 and in 1973 the Pioneer 11 missions both contained illustrations of naked humans attached to their antennas, ready and waiting for any aliens that may like a little peep.
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