What happens during "Decoding the Message"?

International teams decode the signal, revealing a complex message including images and what appears to be an invitation.

What happens during "A Changed Humanity"?

The knowledge that we are not alone has fundamentally transformed human civilization, uniting and dividing in unexpected ways.

WHAT IF

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First Contact

We Are Not Alone

"What if we received an unmistakable signal from an alien civilization?"

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First 72 Hours

The Signal

Six Months Later

Decoding the Message

Five Years Later

A Changed Humanity

First 24 Hours

First 72 Hours

The Aftermath

Six Months Later

The New Reality

Five Years Later

First 72 Hours

The Signal

Radio telescopes worldwide detect an artificial signal from a star system 12 light-years away, containing mathematical sequences impossible to occur naturally.

Key Points

1Signal contains prime number sequences
2Origin confirmed: Tau Ceti system
3World governments convene emergency sessions
4Religious institutions issue statements
5Stock markets experience extreme volatility

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Telescopes confirming

12ly

Distance to source

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