What the Voyager space probes can teach humanity about immortality and legacy

What the Voyager Space Probes Can Teach Us About Immortality as They Sail Through Space for Eons

The incredible longevity of the Voyager spacecraft presents a uniquely tangible entry point into exploring ideas of immortality.

What the Voyager space probes can teach humanity about immortality and legacy

Voyager 1 is the farthest human-made object from Earth. After sweeping by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, it is now almost 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) from Earth in interstellar space. Both Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, carry little pieces of humanity in the form of their Golden Records. These messages in a bottle include spoken greetings in 55 languages, sounds and images from nature, an album of recordings and images from