No, do not rub your eyes because you did not read it wrong. Yes, NASA scientists will release pictures of naked people in space in hopes of luring aliens.

The pictures are not the typical ones that come to mind when we read the phrase "naked man", but a drawing of a naked man and woman.

NASA scientists discovered the image in a study that is part of a project called "Beacon in the Galaxy" (BITG), reports the New York Post. The main goal of the BITG project is to send a message to every alien civilization in space.

Scientists think that pixelated illustration of a naked man and woman saluting by hand can help us make contact with extraterrestrials. Along with the pictures, there is also a description of the DNA. Scientists have also tried to describe gravity.

The concept of sending images of naked people into space is not new. The Pioneer plates sent into space on the Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 missions in 1972-1973 also featured drawings of naked people.

For now, we can say that the figures of naked people have not proved very attractive to aliens.