Farthest Human-Made Object: First Quarter Century 405
An anonymous reader writes "The NASA Astrobiology Magazine reports today the 25th anniversary of the Voyager I launch, now the farthest human-made object at 93 Sun-Earth distances (93 AU), or 12 light-hours away. Expected battery life to 2020. The fascinating part is that gold record of civilization, which is a strange audio mix of sentimental kisses [wav file, let ET phone home that way] and perhaps the most dated picture of DNA. Some progress there. Voy 1 will likely confuse even modern earthlings-- much less ET. Case in point: In 2002, can we understand that 70's show, when the Polish greeting memorialized as "Welcome, creatures from beyond the outer world"? Unlike those ET creatures we meet daily from the inner world?"
We all know it comes back to destroy Earth soon! (Score:0, Funny)
I saw it with my own eyes in Start Trek 1 movie. (based on a tv script as well).
I say hit the self destruct button NOW before its too late!
Sending that record was a great idea (Score:5, Funny)
Wish I was gonna be around to watch all this.
Re:Perspective (Score:2, Funny)
-Rick
Re:Microwave oven..? (Score:1, Funny)
Funny thing is though, when I tried to type microwave I typed microsoft.
Re:Sending that record was a great idea (Score:3, Funny)
I don't you need to be - because apparently this version of the future is based on a poor SciFi B-movie. They've probably got one a Blockbuster you can rent instead.
The music on there (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Carl Sagan and the stellar record. (Score:3, Funny)
Why do they give Aliens our DNA? (Score:5, Funny)
If aliens decide to take over the world, well theres a map, our DNA so they can change their genes to look exactly like us, some wav files so they can learn how we talk and maybe even our language from the greetings. What the hell are Nasa scientists doing? Where is the government and national security?
I mean damn shouldnt the NSA outlaw us putting DNA into space and maps, I dare the scientist who gave our DNA to aliens to post his social security number and credit card number on the internet in plain text!
Re:Perspective (Score:5, Funny)
"Ha! Look at the cute little spacecraft the earthlings sent out thousands of years ago! How pitiful!"
"Shut up, give it back!"
"Oooh, I bet the guys on Gallus V will really get a kick out of this. The Big Bad Earthers and their cute little tin-foil spacecraft!"
Kind of like when your big brother finds a picture of you in the bathtub at age 9 months and threatens to show it to your friends.
We should create Voyager III (Score:5, Funny)
On board we also include a copy of Lord of the Rings in DivX format and Mp3's of Britney Spears. That way if the aliens invade, we can tell the RIAA and MPAA they have pirated movies and music and watch the aliens recoil and flee under the unsuing crush of lawyers and DMCA threat letters.
If that doesn't work, we trick them into installing the cracked copy of WinXP convieniently on stowed board and watch their ships fail in horrible and astonishing ways.
Now if that fails, then we trick them into installing AOL and logging onto it. After all nothing can withstand humankinds most powerful weapon... Pure stupidity.
Re:Sending that record was a great idea (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Perspective (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Perspective (Score:1, Funny)
Yes, but would it be legal?
Re:My Polish is rusty, but... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Which is odd (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Sending that record was a great idea (Score:3, Funny)
Nah, there's the old joke about how hundreds of years from now, Earth finally receives the long-awaited message from another civilization. The people wait anxiously while the scientists translate the message. Finally the results are announced. "We have found your artifact," the message says, "Send more Chuck Berry."
Re:"would be have" (Score:2, Funny)
Re:2012-ish marks next 'landmark' event for Voyage (Score:3, Funny)
By bouncing off the forehead of a numbskull