50 years ago, Earth’s chances of contacting E.T. looked slim
Excerpt from the February 24, 1973 issue of Science News
![A photo of the Golden Record and its cover from the Voyager spacecraft.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/012523_eg_50ya-aliens_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Should aliens ever encounter NASA’s Voyager spacecraft, they’ll find the Golden Record (left, cover shown right), which is packed with sounds and images of Earth.
JPL-Caltech/NASA