NASA's been slowly shutting down non-essential instruments on the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft to save power. Aboard each spacecraft is a golden record, with images, sounds, greetings, and music from ...

The call of a humpback whale, a Navajo night chant and the brain waves of a woman falling in love… these are just some of the sounds recorded on NASA’s Golden Record, the phonograph time capsule ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Voyager 1 and 2 are still hurtling through interstellar space well ...

And, now, the master audio behind the record can be yours for somewhere between $400,000 – $600,000. That's quite a lot for what's essentially a tape reel of a seemingly random selection of songs and ...

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft could end up bearing a message for intelligent aliens, just as the agency's venerable Voyager probes are doing. Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 famously carry copies of the ...

The Golden Record carried by Voyager 1 and 2. Photographs of Jupiter by Voyager 1 on March 24, 1979 and Uranus by Voyager 2 on January 24, 1986. Photo Illustration by Jesse Barber, National Geographic ...

"The undertaking of the Golden Record reflects the incredible optimism, fascination and humility when faced with the great unknown of the universe." When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

In the vastness of interstellar space, a small probe continues its silent drift, making history with every mile. Voyager 1, launched by NASA more than four decades ago, is on track to reach a ...

NASMAIN copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "In 1977, a team led by the great Carl Sagan was put together to create a record that would travel to the stars on the back of ...

In the 1970s, NASA asked astronomy professors Carl Sagan and Frank Drake to create a record synopsizing humankind to send into space with the Voyager 1 and 2. It could now be sent to your home, too. A ...

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft may end up carrying message that its creators didn't include. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft could end up bearing a message for intelligent aliens, just as the agency's ...