orbits a double star.
OFFICIAL VOICE
Klendathu, source of the bug meteor attacks,
orbits a twin star system whose brutal gravitational
forces produce an unlimited supply of meteorites...
A "You are here" map of the KNOWN GALAXY shows the Earth in
relationship to the BUG PLANETARY SYSTEM and Klendathu.
OFFICIAL VOICE
To ensure the safety of our solar system,
Klendathu must be eliminated !
Would yo
Introduction to Exoplanets
In 1992, an extrasolar planet was discovered!
In 1995, the first exoplanet orbiting a main sequence star (51 Peg), was discovered!
In 1999, a planetary system with 3 massive planets were discovered!
Discovery goes on…
WHY IS THIS DISCOVERY
SO IMPORTANT?
↓
It proved that out solar system is not “universal model” for the whole universe
The stu
orbit on the fourth planet.
Aye, aye, Skipper.
Ship in approach, Skipper.
Helical vector oriented.
Attention.
Captain to crew. Attention.
Our destination, Altair-
is now visible on the main view-plate.
As youll recollect from your briefing
lectures, this is an Earth-type planet.
Twenty years ago, the spacecraft
Belerephon landed here...
with a prospecting
party of scientists.
Our mission is to s
DARK STAR
A SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURE
A Screenplay
by
John Carpenter and Dan OBannon
OPEN ON BLACK SILENCE.
The sound of electronic music rises, hollow, metallic.
FADE IN on a long TRACKING SHOT through the universe.
As the NARRATOR speaks we move through galaxies, nebulae,
solar systems, moving from the infinite slowly down to
a particular planetary system deep within a maze of
suns.
NARRATOR
(o
Deep Impact Script
Altair,
Alpha Centauri, Sirius.
Matt Shepherd?
Its just a party,
and he asked me.
Hes really nice.
Yeah, to you, maybe.
You guys getting some
good work done over here?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Yeah, sounds like it.
Whats the bright one?
Uh...
Mizar.
Its a double star.
Good.
The one next to it?
Uh...
Alcor.
Good, Biederman,
and the one next to that?
Uh...
I dont know.
Its Megrez.
I dont