KETAWANG Puspawarna is an old Javanese gending re-arranged by Ki Tjokrowasito into a tembang to accompany the royal procession of Sri Pakualam into the Sewatama Hall. Today, it's being sung in outer space in search of a contact with extraterrestrial beings.

In 1977, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched Voyager I, followed two years later by Voyager II. The spacecraft, designed to seek out life beyond our solar