The artifact and the receiver

The artifact and the receiver

Jul 28, 2026 | field-update

Tuesday, July 28, 2026. The Antikythera mechanism, recovered from a shipwreck in 1901, holds the Greek cycles in bronze: Metonic, Saros, Callippic, Exeligmos, the Egyptian calendar, the zodiac, and the lunar anomaly a model could move. The Voyager Golden Record,...
The Record Launched in 1977

The Record Launched in 1977

Jul 26, 2026 | Journal

Sunday, July 26, 2026. Voyager 2 lifted off from Cape Canaveral on August 20, 1977. Voyager 1 followed on September 5, 1977, on a faster trajectory that would overtake its sister and eventually become the most distant human-made object in existence. Bolted to the side...