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The RuBisCo Stars was a 2009 interstellar radio message to consisting of the genetic sequence for the Photosynthesis-causing protein RuBisCO. It was arranged by the artist Joe Davis and sent from the Arecibo Observatory on November 7–8, 2009, to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Arecibo message.

The message repeated three times, aimed three stars: GJ 83.1, Teegarden's Star, and Kappa1 Ceti.

The message will arrive at its three destinations in the year XXXX, making it the first of known human interstellar radio messages to reach its target.

The Message

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The message was the full genetic sequence for RuBisCO.

ATGTCACCACAAACAGAGACTAAAGCAAGTGTTGGATTCAAAGCTGGT

GTTAAAGAGTACAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCTGAGTACCAAACCAAG

GATACTGATATATTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCTGGAGTT

CCACCTGAAGAAGCAGGGGCCGCGGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCTACTGGT

ACATGGACAACTGTATGGACCGATGGACTTACCAGCCTTGATCGTTAC

AAAGGGCGATGCTACCGCATCGAGCGTGTTGTTGGAGAAAAAGATCAA

TATATTGCTTATGTAGCTTACCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCT

GTTACCAACATGTTTACTTCCATTGTAGGTAACGTATTTGGGTTCAAA

GCCCTGCGCGCTCTACGTCTGGAAGATCTGCGAATCCCTCCTGCTTAT

GTTAAAACTTTCCAAGGTCCGCCTCATGGGATCCAAGTTGAAAGAGAT

AAATTGAACAAGTATGGTCGTCCCCTGTTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCT

AAATTGGGGTTATCTGCTAAAAACTACGGTAGAGCTGTTTATGAATGT

CTTCGCGGTGGACTTGATTTTACCAAAGATGATGAGAACGTGAACTCA

CAACCATTTATGCGTTGGAGAGATCGTTTCTTATTTTGTGCCGAAGCA

CTTTATAAAGCACAGGCTGAAACAGGTGAAATCAAAGGGCATTACTTG

AATGCTACTGCAGGTACATGCGAAGAAATGATCAAAAGAGCTGTATTT

GCTAGAGAATTGGGCGTTCCGATCGTAATGCATGACTACTTAACGGGG

GGATTCACCGCAAATACTAGCTTGGCTCATTATTGCCGAGATAATGGT

CTACTTCTTCACATCCACCGTGCAATGCATGCGGTTATTGATAGACAG

AAGAATCATGGTATCCACTTCCGGGTATTAGCAAAAGCGTTACGTATG

TCTGGTGGAGATCATATTCACTCTGGTACCGTAGTAGGTAAACTTGAA

GGTGAAAGAGACATAACTTTGGGCTTTGTTGATTTACTGCGTGATGAT

TTTGTTGAACAAGATCGAAGTCGCGGTATTTATTTCACTCAAGATTGG

GTCTCTTTACCAGGTGTTCTACCCGTGGCTTCAGGAGGTATTCACGTT

TGGCATATGCCTGCTCTGACCGAGATCTTTGGGGATGATTCCGTACTA

CAGTTCGGTGGAGGAACTTTAGGACATCCTTGGGGTAATGCGCCAGGT

GCCGTAGCTAATCGAGTAGCTCTAGAAGCATGTGTAAAAGCTCGTAAT

GAAGGACGTGATCTTGCTCAGGAAGGTAATGAAATTATTCGCGAGGCT

TGCAAATGGAGCCCGGAACTAGCTGCTGCTTGTGAAGTATGGAAAGAG

ATCGTATTTAATTTTGCAGCAGTGGACGTTTTGGATAAGTAA[1]


References

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  1. ^ ""RuBisCo Stars" and the Riddle of Life". www.centauri-dreams.org. Retrieved 2019-11-04.