Los Angeles - NASA on Friday announced plans to for the first time beam music into deep space, and has chosen the Beatles' "Across the Universe," to commemorate events including the 50th anniversary of the formation of NASA, and the 50th anniversary of key events in the formation of the Beatles. Monday, Feb. 4 also commemorates the 50th anniversary of the launch of Explorer 1, the first U.S. satellite, and the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' recording of "Across the Universe." The song will be aimed at Polaris (aka the North Star), which is situated 2.5 quadrillion miles away, and will not arrive at its destination until the year 2439. "I see that this is the beginning of the new age in which we will communicate with billions of planets across the universe," said Yoko Ono.