Open AccessIs there extraterrestrial life beyond Star Trek?
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/eo079i047p00574-02
Subject(s) - star trek , extraterrestrial life , star (game theory) , search for extraterrestrial intelligence , set (abstract data type) , media studies , history , astrobiology , political science , sociology , computer science , astrophysics , physics , programming language
For Star Trek fanatics, extraterrestrials (ETs) are as close as the nearest television set or big screen, where Klingons and other fictional aliens have regular walk‐on roles. Now, the latest “trekkie” movie, “Star Trek: Insurrection,” which opens on December 11 in the United States and Canada, will promote a way for fans around the world to join in on the scientific search for ETs.