Human beings have buried time capsules throughout history for future generations to find, but artist and author Trevor Paglen has taken the idea one step further by launching one into space. The project, called The Last Pictures, is a compilation of 100 black and white photographs meant to show the cultural impact of the human race. After being etched into an archival disc contained in a gold-plated shell, the collection was launched on November 20th into geostationary orbit, where it is designed to survive for billions of years.
Even after the satellite goes dark, The Last Pictures will remain in orbit until the Earth as we know it no longer exists — or until a new civilization, human or otherwise, finds it. "This is not a project...
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