Harvard professor Avi Loeb joined ‘Fox & Friends First’ to discuss his take on the potential discovery and how the possible findings could impact the world moving forward. Is the truth about aliens out there? One town wants to find out. A community in Kentucky has come up with an unusual approach to promoting tourism – the world’s first interstellar tourism campaign.
The Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau is using an infrared laser to send a message into space to invite extraterrestrial travelers to visit the city. In a statement, the bureau wrote, “Aliens, if you’re out there, greetings! This is your guide to experiencing the Horse Capital of the Galaxy. We think it’s well worth the 235 trillion-mile trip.” The campaign was inspired by recent UFO revelations and advances in deep space imaging that have fueled the belief in the existence of extraterrestrial life.
The campaign has generated significant attention, with two billion impressions and a substantial increase in web traffic to VisitLEX, the official tourism website of Lexington. However, none of these impressions have come from beyond Earth so far. The agency has collaborated with scientists and scholars to beam the message towards potentially habitable planets in the TRAPPIST-1 solar system, which is located 40 light years away. While this distance may seem vast, it is relatively close in galactic terms.
The effort to invite aliens was led by Robert Lodder, a Lexington native and expert in computer engineering, astrobiology, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Lodder brought together a team of experts from various fields, including engineering, linguistics, digital media, philosophy, and science fiction, to design and transmit the message. The message was sent with FAA approval and includes a coded bitmap image that represents the elements of life, the iconic rolling hills of Lexington, and the molecular structure of water, bourbon, and dopamine.
However, experts caution that it may take a considerable amount of time to receive a response. The agency estimates that it will take 40 years for the message to reach its intended target and another 40 years to receive any potential response. Despite the uncertainty, the Lexington community is excited about the launch of this unique interstellar tourism campaign.
In conclusion, the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau in Kentucky has embarked on an unprecedented interstellar tourism campaign by using an infrared laser to invite extraterrestrial travelers to visit the city. Inspired by recent UFO revelations and advancements in deep space imaging, the campaign has generated significant attention and web traffic. Led by a team of experts, the message includes a coded bitmap image representing various aspects of life in Lexington. While the response may take several decades, the community remains enthusiastic about the possibility of welcoming alien visitors.
