David Pescovitz: The golden record attached to the Voyager spacecraft (launched into space 40 years ago this month) is a reminder of what humanity at its best can achieve.

Engineers mount the Golden Record and secure its cover on Voyager 1. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech, CC BY) The records also represent humanity's deliberate effort to put artifacts among the stars.

Voyager Golden Records 40 Years Later: Real Audience Was Always Here on Earth What message would you send to outer space?

The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition vinyl box set has actual gold vinyl records inside. The records are inside a cloth covered box with gold foil inlay.

Engineers mount the Golden Record and secure its cover on Voyager 1. NASA/JPL-Caltech, CC BY The records also represent humanity’s deliberate effort to put artifacts among the stars.

The Voyager Golden Record Finally Finds An Earthly Audience For 40 years, the record's interstellar message to extraterrestrials remained mostly unheard by human audiences — until a Kickstarter ...

NEW YORK — In 1977, NASA sent two Voyager spacecraft off in different directions, each carrying a golden record with the sounds, greetings and music of the people of Earth. Now, those records ...

Regardless of when the Voyager probes ultimately shut down, the Golden Records will continue along their trajectories, further and further into deep space, for the conceivable future.

Carl Sagan's personal copy of the Voyager Golden Record contains 27 pieces of music and 22 minutes of sound meant to capture the beauty of life on Earth.

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 ...

This is finally your chance to own Carl Sagan’s master audio reel of the famous Voyager Golden Record. Sotheby’s will be auctioning off two reels, or tapes, on Thursday, July 27, with a ...