In the 1987 science fiction movie, Predator, the sound the alien makes—a click, click, clicking—is very similar to the sound transmitted from Comet 67P back in 2014. Coincidence? Mycroft Holmes: Oh, Sherlock, what do we say about coincidence? Sherlock Holmes: The Universe is rarely so lazy. The Sounds of Rosetta’s Comet Compare if you dare […]
Lunar Orbiter III Timeline: Launched February 5, 1967 Imaged Moon: February 15 to 23, 1967 Impact with Moon: October 9, 1967 Apollo landing site survey mission How many moon missions have been launched? I was thinking maybe twelve when I was asked this question. Try over hundred if you count other countries’ missions besides […]
The opening scene in the 2012 science fiction horror film Prometheus displays a visually elegant portrayal of a humanoid alien who generates a biogentic reaction with his DNA. With this reaction, life on earth begins. Director Ridley Scott’s said his film was, in part, influenced by Erich von Däniken’s 1968 book, Chariots of the Gods? Däniken’s book proposes that […]
