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NASA's JPL shut down Voyager 1's Low-energy Charged Particles instrument in 2026 due to dwindling plutonium power; both Voyager probes will likely go quiet in coming years, but the Golden Record—carrying greetings in 55 languages from Akkadian to Wu—remains as a timeless, symbolic self-portrait of humanity, a gesture rather than a scientific instrument, designed to convey Earth's diversity to any distant listener.
NASA's Voyager 1, launched in 1977, is on track to become the first man-made object to travel a full light-day from Earth by November 2026, showcasing humanity's remarkable reach into interstellar space and carrying a Golden Record with Earth's sounds and images for potential extraterrestrial discovery.
The article discusses the 50th anniversary of the Golden Record, a space probe record launched in 1977 to communicate with potential extraterrestrial life, and how it inspired a modern artistic project called Earth Rising, which features contemporary works reflecting on humanity's current state, hopes, and fears.
NASA is sending a "Golden Record" on the Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's moon, Europa, featuring millions of names, a poem, equations, and more, showcasing global diversity. The plate will include sound waves for the word "water" in 104 languages, a "Message in a Bottle" with 2.6 million names, a poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, the Drake equation, radio waves representing the water hole, and a tribute to planetary scientist Ron Greeley. The mission aims to study Europa and its potential for life, with a planned arrival at Jupiter in 2030.