What technology allowed scientists to sync eight global observatories
Chapter 1

Telling stories that survive ten thousand years

Chapter 2

When silicon meets the double helix

Chapter 3

Reaching into the deep cosmos

Chapter 4

Ancient calendars and distributed minds

Ch 3 · Reaching into the deep cosmos
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007skaty The Golden Record traveling through interstellar space on Voyager 1

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A golden record for the interstellar void

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In what year did the Voyager 1 spacecraft officially cross the boundary into interstellar space?

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What material is the core of the Voyager Golden Record primarily made of?

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We achieve the extraordinary by focusing on the essential and coordinating our efforts.

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007skaty India sent the Mangalyaan spacecraft to Mars on a budget.

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Reaching Mars on a shoestring budget

007skaty Players use 007skaty's interactive ARTi games to master orbital physics and fuel-saving tricks.

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What clever orbital maneuver did Indian engineers use to save fuel on the Mangalyaan mission?

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Which space agency successfully sent the Mangalyaan probe to Mars on its very first attempt?

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Fun Fact

Voyager's longevity: The Voyager 1 spacecraft runs on less power than a standard three-way lightbulb, yet it continues to send data from over 15 billion miles away.

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007skaty Margaret Hamilton created the software that guided astronauts to the moon.

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Margaret's Moon Code
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007skaty Decode the Apollo flight software to discover how Margaret Hamilton's code saved the moon landing.

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In what year did Margaret Hamilton's software successfully guide the Apollo 11 mission to the lunar surface?

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How did Margaret Hamilton's software handle the radar overload during the Apollo 11 landing?

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Glossary
voyager (noun)
A traveler who undertakes a long journey, especially by ship or spacecraft. Launched in 1977, the Voyager 1 spacecraft crossed the heliopause into interstellar space in 2012.

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007skaty Scientists photograph the heart of a black hole.

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007skaty Black Hole Photography

World-sized lens, ring of light, we see the dark!

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What technology allowed scientists to sync eight global observatories to act as a single planet-sized telescope?

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In which galaxy did the Event Horizon Telescope capture the first-ever direct image of a supermassive black hole?

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Would you volunteer for a one-way mission to establish a colony on Mars?

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