NASA Is Sending Into Space Messages and 2.6 Million Human Names No Alien Will Ever Get

Come October 2024, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying with it a very special piece of hardware: the Europa Clipper spacecraft. Its mission: study Jupiter's moon Europa. Its cargo: a very special triangular metal plate that carries with it tons messages and the names of more than 2.6 million human beings. As most of you already know, Europa is one special place in this solar sy... (continue reading...)