Three captivating stories of enduring mysteries: The Voyager Golden Record, a gold coated LP recording, was launched into space in 1977 to communicate with potential alien civilizations; it contains images, sounds, and messages representing humanity. Can it solve the question, ‘Are we alone in the universe’? The origins of the Voynich Manuscript, a 600-year-old book written in an undecipherable language, are a mystery. Finally the obsidian mirror, an ancient artefact believed to have been used for supernatural communication, has its origins traced to the Aztec civilization in Mexico.