Golden Record - Blog Posts
For the second time in history, a human-made object has reached the space between the stars. Our Voyager 2 probe now has exited the heliosphere – the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields created by the Sun.
Comparing data from different instruments aboard the trailblazing spacecraft, mission scientists determined the probe crossed the outer edge of the heliosphere on Nov. 5. This boundary, called the heliopause, is where the tenuous, hot solar wind meets the cold, dense interstellar medium. Its twin, Voyager 1, crossed this boundary in 2012, but Voyager 2 carries a working instrument that will provide first-of-its-kind observations of the nature of this gateway into interstellar space.
Voyager 2 now is slightly more than 11 billion miles (18 billion kilometers) from Earth. Mission operators still can communicate with Voyager 2 as it enters this new phase of its journey, but information – moving at the speed of light – takes about 16.5 hours to travel from the spacecraft to Earth. By comparison, light traveling from the Sun takes about eight minutes to reach Earth.
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Woah!! Golden Record from Voyager I & II . Box set release, with LP’s & book.
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Voyager Golden Disc Box Set Sealed. Space Lovers. NASA Collectors. NWT NEW. 3LP.
They made a limited number of these sets - a way of seeing & hearing all the images & recordings that are on the famous golden record that was sent on both Voyager 1 & Voyager 2. In case they ever encounter intelligent (cognitive ability) lifeforms.
Read by Carl Sagen, it includes greetings in earth’s languages- images of earth and much more.
This set is sealed & was never opened. Is stored in a cool/dry/dark safe place. The outer plastic shows signs of light shelf wear- but remains intact. The plastic & gold are very reflective so it was tricky to photograph- but see the photos. I found product images showing the contents.
This is heavy & has extra shipping costs, which are included in the price.
Dimensions 13x13x1.5 inches.
Weight (without packaging): almost 6 pounds.
Unopened copies like this range from 275-425+. They aren’t making more sets. If you want an opened/used copy they range from 100-300 depending on their condition.
(Sold! But my friend has another copy if you are intent on getting one. Message me.)
A timeless, iconic collectible which only increases in value. Also, its just very cool. Epic.
Sold on 8/13/24 woohoo!!
Lots more details- copy & paste thid link: “https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nasas-golden-record-re-issued-voyagers-40th-anniversary-180960594/“
Voyager Golden Record, a 4* Foreigner-class Servant!
Golden Record was a disk sent out to space aboard Voyagers 1 and 2, with the purpose of telling extraterrestrial life about Earth and human life if it were to ever come in contact with them. In its trek in interstellar space, it was found by the Blackness of the Stars, an Outer God made out of cosmic matter.
An Outer God who had never made any attempts to communicate, and a disk made with the exact purpose to communicate with otherwordly beings- a unison that ended up as a Heroic Spirit.
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🌎 A pale blue dot.
sometimes i think about the golden record and i want to cry