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#250542 15-May-2019 18:04

If the Voyager space probes were launched today, how would the sounds and pictures of earth be encoded for the alien audience? Is a golden analogue record still the best choice for cosmic durability?

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#2238534 15-May-2019 18:24

Great Question!

I initially thought "oh this'll be simple, digital of course..., oh ...wait".....

Then it became apparent there's not really a much better option out there than what they used back then

This article here from "The Atlantic" puts it well.

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#2238587 15-May-2019 19:14

In case anyone is interested, The golden record has a webpage(s) that contains everything on them

https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/golden-record/

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#2239184 16-May-2019 14:45

Uh-oh...

There's nothing I can see on that record to say "don't eat us". There's even a photo of a tiny earthling eating a larger earthling.

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#2239186 16-May-2019 14:45

This one of the greetings worried me...

"Friends of space, how are you all? Have you eaten yet? Come visit us if you have time."

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#2239188 16-May-2019 14:52

Would an alien be able to understand how to interpret the directions on how to view the info, its a very interesting subject.

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