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Tomorrow, February 4, 2008, at 00:00 GMT (7:00 p.m. New York /EST), NASA will beam the Beatles’ “Across The Universe” to the star Polaris, 431 light years away (that’s 431 years travel at the speed of light before our all-time favorite Beatles song reaches the 2.5 quadrillion miles away star). This is being done to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the song, the 45th anniversary of NASA’s Deep Space Network, an international network of antennas that supports missions to explore the universe, and the 50th anniversary of NASA.

Across the Universe

NASA has invited people around the world to play “Across the Universe” on their audio systems at the same time NASA beams its mp3 version into outer space. The idea was hatched by Beatles’ historian Martin Lewis, who encourages all Beatles fans to play the track as it is being beamed to the distant star. Additionally, this date will be known as “Across the Universe Day”. The event marks the first time a radio song has been beamed into deep space.

Join the celebration!

Bloggers, let’s do this! This blog got the track ready. I also added Fiona Apple’s version and Beatles’ Here Comes The Sun to the playlist. You can add the playlist to your blog or site, I’ve included its code below. Please invite other bloggers as well to join the celebration.


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I would like to tag the following bloggers:

  1. Nina of The Alien Next Door
  2. Alvin of Pinoy Console
  3. Chilly of On The Bricks
  4. Lady Banana
  5. Chris of We’re Living Well
  6. Rhonda of Running To win Two
  7. Emjei
  8. Mariuca
  9. and EVERYONE ELSE ACROSS THE UNIVERSE!

Update: I just made a 1024×728 Across the Universe Day wallpaper. You can get it here.

Hey NASA, please send my love to my fellow aliens! I hope they visit Earth now. 400 years is too far off. And please tell them to bring they own air converter tomatoes for their cony heads. Thanks. All the best! -Mad Alien Tomato

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