Today's WOW Signal was an historic one; it was our first ever live message beamed to the stars.

The beamer in question was Simon Pegg of Spaced, Hot Fuzz, Shaun Of The Dead, Star Trek and all-round space nerd.

His message was a truly moving welcome to our world, if you missed it, then you can heard it again here:

If you'd like to send out a message to the stars, then email Lauren now.