In 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 1 space probe to study the outer solar system.

On this spacecraft, they attached a 12-inch gold plated record, intended for any intelligent extraterrestrial life form who may find it.

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Included are spoken greetings in 55 languages, human sounds like footsteps and laughter, animal sounds, musical selections from different cultures and eras, pictures, equations and diagrams depicting our understanding of space, chemistry, biology, and aspects of humanity’s culture and achievements.

Voyager 1 is the first man-made object to reach interstellar space. It left our Solar System in August 2012.

At the time that you’re reading this, below are Voyager 1's exact co-ordinates:

Can you find the Golden Record disk? Interact with this visualiser to see if you can find it!

We’ve all heard these words a gazillion times: UFOs. Extraterrestrial life. Aliens. We've engaged in all kinds of conspiracy theories about it for decades.

But ever wonder when it all started? And why?

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