But the probe could not stick around, then scientists pre-loaded two 12-inch gold-plated phonograph records with grainy sounds and images reminiscent of our diverse and vibrant life here on Earth.
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Astronomer Carl Sagan is chairman of the committee.
The theory behind the recordings was that, should an alien civilization encounter the Voyager space probe, it would crank up the volume and they could get to know us, and our planet, better.
The space agency in 1977 launched Voyager 1 and 2 toward Jupiter and Saturn to explore those worlds up-close for the first time.
The records are etched with schematics showing how to play the record and its origins.
Listeners now do not have to click back and forth to hear the different tracks on NASA’s audio player, they can just listen to a continuous stream of clips.
The intention was to take impressions of our world right out to the edge of interstellar space, the Next Web reported. The records were supposed to be a greeting to any aliens that the spacecraft might meet in its path, similar to a message in a bottle thrown out in the ocean, according to Sagan. The golden record provides images, sounds and guidelines on how to acquire the images and presentations that show humanity’s biology and position in the galaxy. This Golden Record included sounds of wind, thunder and wildlife, and NASA has now uploaded the recordings to SoundCloud in their entirety.
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