Log In share Trending Science #WhoaScience Science #WhoaScience Aug 17, 2017 @ 10:00 AM Starts With A Bang The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Ethan Siegel , Contributor NASA The gold-plated aluminum cover (L) of the Voyager golden record (R) both protects it from micrometeorite bombardment and also provides a key to playing it and deciphering Earth's location. Forty years ago, the Voyager spacecrafts were launched, destined to become the first human-created objects to leave the Solar System. As they traveled away from Earth and into interstellar space, they carried a special message for ...