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Although most of the time capsules in the world today are buried underground, some of them have also been 'buried' in space. Two of the most famous are known as the Voyager Golden Records. These were records which were sent up into space inside spacecrafts Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 in 1977. They contain messages to any intelligent life in space that might find them. The two records contain sounds and images which show the many different aspects of life and culture on Earth. There are greetings from people speaking in 55 different languages and also recordings of a variety of natural sounds, such as those made by the sea, the wind and thunder during a storm. They even added animal sounds, like the songs of birds and whales. And finally, there are musical selections from different cultures and periods in history.
The images on the records are both in black and white and colour. The first images are of scientific interest. They show the solar system and its planets, as well as images of animals, insects, plants, DNA, human anatomy and reproduction. The images of humans show food, architecture and people in portraits, with examples of them doing typical daily activities.
As the spacecraft are extremely small and space is incredibly large, the probability of the records being discovered is very small. Even if they are ever found by aliens, it is likely to be far into the future. Voyager 1 will travel through space for about another 40,000 years before it reaches the nearest star.
1Where are the Voyager Golden Records?
2What kinds of noise are included on the records?
3What kinds of picture are included on the records?
4How likely is it that the records will be found?
5What will happen to Voyager 1 about 40,000 years from now?
Although most of the time capsules in the world today are buried underground, some of them have also been 'buried' in space. Two of the most famous are known as the Voyager Golden Records. These were records which were sent up into space inside spacecrafts Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 in 1977. They contain messages to any intelligent life in space that might find them. The two records contain sounds and images which show the many different aspects of life and culture on Earth. There are greetings from people speaking in 55 different languages and also recordings of a variety of natural sounds, such as those made by the sea, the wind and thunder during a storm. They even added animal sounds, like the songs of birds and whales. And finally, there are musical selections from different cultures and periods in history.
The images on the records are both in black and white and colour. The first images are of scientific interest. They show the solar system and its planets, as well as images of animals, insects, plants, DNA, human anatomy and reproduction. The images of humans show food, architecture and people in portraits, with examples of them doing typical daily activities.
As the spacecraft are extremely small and space is incredibly large, the probability of the records being discovered is very small. Even if they are ever found by aliens, it is likely to be far into the future. Voyager 1 will travel through space for about another 40,000 years before it reaches the nearest star.
1Where are the Voyager Golden Records?
2What kinds of noise are included on the records?
3What kinds of picture are included on the records?
4How likely is it that the records will be found?
5What will happen to Voyager 1 about 40,000 years from now?
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2. On the records are contained greetingsin 55 languages, recordings of natural sounds, animal sounds and musical selections.
3. On the records are included pictures showing the many different aspectsof life and culture on Earth. They are black and white. They shows also the solar system and its planets, animals, insects, plants, DNA, human anatomy, reproduction, food, architecture and people in portraits.
4. Probability of the records being discovered is very small.
5. After this time Voyager will reach the nearest star.