Whether intact or damaged, the Golden Record could be recovered and studied. For the alien civilisation, it would represent humanity’s first attempt at contact, preserved in sound and imagery.
Voyager 1 and 2 continue to travel away from our solar system, carrying human artefacts like the Golden Record. If a Dyson Sphere, a vast structure built to harness a star’s energy, exists, could a small spacecraft like Voyager intersect with it?
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