Is the golden record still playing?

Those artifacts are the engraved “Golden Records” strapped to NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft, which have passed into interstellar space. Although the spacecraft will likely fall silent in a few years, the records will remain.

Can you buy the golden record?

You can now purchase NASA’s Golden Record to play in your own home.

Will New Horizons pass Voyager 2?

Interestingly, although New Horizons was launched far faster than any outbound probe before it, it will never overtake either Voyager 1 or Voyager 2 as the most distant human-made object from Earth, thanks to gravity assists they received from Jupiter and Saturn.

How far away is Voyager 1?

14 billion miles
Where is Voyager 1 now? Voyager 1 entered interstellar space on Aug. 1, 2012, and continues to collect data, now nearly 14 billion miles away from Earth.

Is Voyager 1 past the Kuiper Belt?

By then, Voyager 1 was exiting the Kuiper Belt near 55 AU, and Voyager 2 was near 42 AU. That’s because both Voyagers 1 and 2 traveled far out of the plane of the solar system, on which the heart of the Kuiper Belt resides.

Why didn’t new horizons include a message like Voyager’s Golden Record?

Alan Stern, New Horizons’ Principal Investigator, rejected the idea of adding a message like Voyager’s golden record as a distraction and overruled a scientist who wanted to include one.

What is NASA’s Golden Record?

NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft launched in August and September 1977. Aboard each spacecraft is a Golden Record, a collection of sites, sounds and greetings from Earth. If a new Golden Record were to be created, what one item from the past 30 years would you include?

What can we learn from New Horizons?

Now, New Horizons is continuing on in the footsteps of the Pioneer and Voyager missions, as it’s only the fifth spacecraft ever launched on a path that will take it out of the solar system. But unlike its interstellar spacecraft kin, New Horizons doesn’t carry a plaque or a golden record designed to teach aliens about the human race.

What is the Golden Record?

NASA Spacecraft to Carry Message for Aliens The Golden Record carried a message from Earth on board NASA’s Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 missions. (Image credit: NASA)