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Lost and Found: The heartbeat from outer space

Ann Druyan fell in love with Carl Sagan as they created Nasa’s historic Voyager Golden Record. Billions of miles from Earth, it sends out a β€˜heartbeat’ signal

A gold disc hurtling through the cosmos is waiting to be found.

When Ann Druyan was asked to help create Nasa's historic Voyager Golden Record, she and the project's director, Carl Sagan, fell in love. On it is a message from Earth and a time capsule of their love.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Zoe Gelber and Edgar Maddicott
Lost & Found theme music by Danny Greenwald

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Photo: Voyager's Golden Record. Credit: Nasa

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41 minutes

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Tue 29 Aug 2023 02:06GMT

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