To add to the myriads of queer events happening in world, Tidbinbilla Deep Space Communication Complex, canberra,Australia yesterday(28 Aug 09) sent 25880 goodwill messages to the nearest earth like planet 'Gliese 581d'. Though the messages were collected from over 190 countries, maximum were from Australia. Well that was very unfathomable gesture of aussies as they seem to be more friendly to the unknowns 20.3 light years away than the Indian students among them.
These messages are to reach there in 20 years. and if it will take the same time for replies to return to earth (provided aliens understand english), most of the senders will not be able to see the replies. What i am fearing is if, because of language problem, they mistake messages for abuses instead of goodwill, to hamara kya hoga?
India was not much behind in this interplanetary goodwill act as it left sixth largest number of messages for the planet. Messages were collected at hellofromearth.net.