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\nOn 10 October, ESA\u2019s deep-space radio dish in Cebreros, Spain, transmitted an 866 sec interstellar message towards the North Star as part of the international \u201cA Simple Response<\/a>\u201d project.\n<\/p>\n \nThis 30 sec exposure was taken just as the 35 m-diameter dish completed rotating from pointing at the the North Star back to the vertical parked position.\n<\/p>\n \nThis week and next, the Cebreros antenna will play a crucial role in the arrival of ESA\u2019s ExoMars orbiter and lander at the Red Planet, set for 19 October. It will communicate with both the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and the older Mars Express.\n<\/p>\n \nMore information on Cebreros station<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \nOn 10 October, ESA’s deep-space radio dish in Cebreros, Spain, transmitted an 866 sec interstellar message towards the North Star as part of the international “A Simple Response<\/a>” project.\n<\/p>\n \nThis 30 sec exposure was taken just as the 35 m-diameter dish completed rotating from pointing at the the North Star back to the vertical parked position.\n<\/p>\n \nThis week and next, the Cebreros antenna will play a crucial role in the arrival of ESA’s ExoMars orbiter and lander at the Red Planet, set for 19 October. It will communicate with both the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and the older Mars Express.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n