The Golden Record – launched in 1977 on the Voyager space probes – contained everything from Chuck Berry to Chinese dialects and the sound of humpback whales. But what would we put on it today? It’s ...

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 ...

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In 1977, Nasa launched the Voyager probes into space, in an effort to learn more about the distant planets of Jupiter and Saturn. They both completed their original missions despite carrying ...