Interstellar Probes - Part 5: The legacy of our first emissaries

The probes carried no explorers in the flesh, yet they returned a new image of who we were.In nineteen ninety, one of the outbound crafts was turned to take a 'family portrait' of its star system from afar. The resulting image, a faint speck flecked with sunlight, later became a symbol — a single pixel of reflected light that a scientist asked be called a 'pale blue dot.' This photograph reframed the human sense of scale: tiny and tenacious upon an indifferent stage.Learn more at: https://theexplorationarchive.com/exploration/interstellar-probesThe Exploration Archive is part of The Archive Network by Jonkai Ventures, a collection of podcasts dedicated to exploring the great explorers and voyages that shaped our world.Support the podcast and access exclusive content on Patreon:https://thearchivenetwork.com/supportDiscover more archives and stories:https://thearchivenetwork.comExplore this archive:https://theexplorationarchive.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.