【参考译文】The universe is densely populated with stars, and it is thought that some of them, like our sun, are orbited by planets, and on these planets there may be intelligent beings, perhaps more advanced than us. So it is possible that in a million years or so some creature traveling through space in its own ship will find one of our “Voyager” ships. The distance between the planets is so faraway that such a reunion is extremely unlikely, but it is not completely impossible. Scientists hope to have the opportunity to send a message to our distant neighbors, letting them know that our blue planet was once home to a fairly intelligent, more or less civilized human race.
