The Daily Mail reports that some people are worried that sending messages Across the Universe could lead to A Hard Day's Night. Or something like that.
It's not as though Nasa is beaming out the Cheeky Girls back catalogue or the collected works of Florence Foster Jenkins.
Nevertheless, scientists warn that transmitting songs into deep space could put the Earth at risk of an alien attack.
They voiced fears that advertising humanity's place in the universe – as happened last week when Nasa broadcast a Beatles track towards the North Star – could attract the attention of aliens who are less friendly than ET.
Dr Douglas Vakoch of the SETI Institute, which has been leading the search for extraterrestrials, told New Scientist magazine: "Before sending out even symbolic messages, we need an open discussion about the potential risks."
They voiced fears that advertising humanity's place in the universe – as happened last week when Nasa broadcast a Beatles track towards the North Star – could attract the attention of aliens who are less friendly than ET.
Dr Douglas Vakoch of the SETI Institute, which has been leading the search for extraterrestrials, told New Scientist magazine: "Before sending out even symbolic messages, we need an open discussion about the potential risks."
A recording of the Beatles' Across the Universe was last week beamed in the direction of Polaris, also known as the North Star, by Nasa.
SETI – the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence – plans more broadcasts from its base in Mountain View, California.
Some people worry that the creatures that listen in would be a lot like those in Alien. Others are hoping for E.T.. We here at Blue Crab Boulevard agree that there is no sense in provoking a War of the Worlds. Therefore, we respectfully request that Kenny G. be banned from the airwaves immediately.
Drudge has a headline that Romney has quit.
They hate us for our values.
That’s really goin’ to piss off Elvis.
Beware!! Darth Vader is out there!!
That is why Kenny G. MUST be stopped.
Well, we already broadcast several really big signals with the atomic bomb tests. Signals to deep space probes have also spread far and wide across the universe. There’s no way for us to hide now.
Send ‘em Barry Manilow. It broke Ortega, didn’t it?
I’ve been requesting that Kenny G be banned for years now. Jazz is to “smooth jazz” as band is to rubber band.