The top image shows the famous Pioneer plaque - humanity's cosmic "You Are Here" sign sent on spacecraft in the 1970s. It depicts our solar system's position using pulsars as cosmic landmarks. Meanwhile, Dipper from Gravity Falls is having an existential crisis because he just realized our grand attempt to tell aliens where Earth is located is completely useless. Those pulsar maps are like giving someone directions using landmarks only visible with specialized equipment that probably doesn't exist yet. "Turn left at the neutron star emitting precisely 1.33 millisecond radio pulses!" Great job, NASA. The aliens must be so impressed with our adorable attempt at cosmic cartography.
The Lighthouses Of Space

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