NASA Sent This Message To Aliens

Nearly 50 years ago, NASA sent a message to aliens. Two copies of it are already outside our solar system! Here's what it says...

They’re called the Golden Records. But if you’re an alien, how do you know how to play a record?

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[JM-stle]

Parents: Don't message strangers on the internet.
NASA:

[burtlux]

Tbh that's ironicaly the most alien looking record I've ever seen

[_SliK_]

These aliens better be the intelligent ones.

[catrinmelldansen]

The entire record is available online, and the messages from 55 languages make me emotional

[mrbejam]

Trolling aliens with Easter egg hunts is pretty human.

[DavidDel]

I can picture the aliens having ikea-instructions-type arguments with each other trying to work this shit out! 😅

[Platinum_XYZ]

the entirity of humanity doxxing its location to aliens be like:

[samiiiyusufff]

Imagine alien scientists or philosophers finding this, spending years to understand how this works, then traveling to the solar system just to see that we already destroyed earth before they even arrived.

[LegoBluie]

Everyone is gangsta until they find out the aliens who bumped into this thing can’t see…

[ako_gare]

imagine we get a message back saying; "shut up, they'll hear you."

[ponesicek]

I am imagining alien matpat trying to crack this lol

[angryvaultguy]

Alien 1" ohhh cool disk"

Alien 2 "ahh man but its scratched"

Alien 1 "damn well better throw it away then"

[shadygrim]

Instructions unclear record is playing baby shark on loop

[kaltro_]

Sending Earth's information to aliens is like sending your IP to some stranger on Discord

[huskytzu]

Alien 1: this shit make any sense to you bro?
Alien 2: nah **hits blunt**

[elesfinter]

I love this because it is highly unlikely someone finds and let alone care about a floating shiny disc, and NASA knows that.
But they still launch it to space because well... we are humans, and we like to believe in these things. It shows how even in science, there's a place for hope and naivety.

[sahilnawazchoudhury]

Aliens after finding it "hey catch this cool looking frisbee"

[jadefang]

why do people think that we can live peacefully with aliens when we can't even live peacefully within ourselves? 😭

[icicle]

- dude a golden frisbee landed
- what's a record player and what's a needle?
- idk dude, let's throw it away.

[ayushsrivastava]

As an alien, I'd like to thank y'all earthlings for laying out the instructions so clearly. Hopefully, we'll reach out to you guys soon.