Tag Archive | "aliens"

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Thursday, December 11, 2008

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The Day the Earth Stood Still

Sci-fi buffs will know that the long anticipated environmental disaster movie, The Day the Earth Stood Still is now upon us. It’s a remake of the original 1950s version, but with today’s CG capabilities is bound to entertain just as much, if not more. For those unfamiliar with the movie, it’s about an eco-savvy alien robot, Klaatu who comes to the Earth to warn its inhabitants of impending doom.

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Ice: the Cradle of Life?

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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Ice: the Cradle of Life?

It is one of the most sought after answers in modern science: where did life come from? How did those first molecules put themselves together in such a way as to form molecular machinery capable of reproducing itself and thereby fueling the creation of the vast and amazing diversity we see on this planet today?

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Photograph of Alien World Makes History

Friday, September 26, 2008

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Photograph of Alien World Makes History

Up until this point, the only planet-like objects scientists had clearly observed in space did not appear locked in orbit around a star much like our own sun. This could shake up some widely held astronomical theories though, since the supposed planet is located farther from it's 'sun' than researchers thought possible. That is, if continued observation can confirm that this large mass actually is orbiting the star.

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Where Do Satellites Go When They Die?

Thursday, September 25, 2008

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Where Do Satellites Go When They Die?

No matter how often we hear about the developed world becoming more like Big Brother every day, it’s not until you see images that these from NASA that you get creeped out. How much are we being watched, traced, listened to, recorded? Anyone who has ever read George Orwell’s novel, 1984, might have seen it coming.

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Vatican: God and Aliens Can Coexist

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

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Image from eddy13 The Vatican’s chief astronomer, Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, confessed in an interview that he saw no conflict between the religious doctrine he serves, and the scientific knowledge he peruses–including the possibility of “extraterrestrial brothers.” He also stated that it remains entirely possible that humanity [...]

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Mankind to be Represented in Space by Doritos Ad

Friday, March 7, 2008

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Apparently unconvinced that the whole of Planet Earth is a large enough customer base, Doritos is teaming up with astronomers to broadcast their advertising into space. The sum total of mankind’s achievements as a species will be represented to aliens in the form of a Doritos advertisement. Image [...]

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Scientists Fear Aliens May be Rolling Stones Fans

Thursday, February 7, 2008

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Several scientists have taken issue with NASA’s recent decision to broadcast the Beatles’ song “Across the Universe” into the far reaches of space. This man could be partialy responsible for an evil alien invasion While Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono applauded the program, an article in the most recent [...]

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