What is on the Voyager Golden Record? Shockingly, not The Beatles.

Share Voyager 1 and 2 are still hurtling through interstellar space well beyond our solar system after over 47 years and hundreds of millions of miles. While recent equipment issues hint at the historic mission’s impending end, each spacecraft carries a token of humanity with them into the cosmic abyss: one of two Golden Records engraved with sights, sounds, and depictions of life on Earth. Sure, it may be unlikely that any extraterrestrial intelligence will ever discover the time capsules—but if the extraordinary does happen, what will aliens find on…

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