Sending text messages into space to contact extra terrestrials

According to The Telegraph, believers in aliens are sending text messages into space in a bid to make contact with little green men.

The messages are sent through a website originally created to send romantic declarations and expressions of love into the cosmos.

They are beamed across the universe on radio waves using a giant satellite dish

Chris Thomason, one of the founders of website SentForever.com, based in Surrey, said: "Lots of people believe we're not alone. They send messages saying 'I am here, I am ready', or 'Waiting for you to contact me'."

The website accepts messages that it passes on free of charge, but users who want a certificate of transmission must pay £9.95, which includes postage.

... Earlier this year social networking site Bebo arranged to have more than 500 images and text messages transmitted into deep space. The signal was aimed at a planet known as Gliese 581C, which was selected because scientists believe it is capable of supporting life.

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