3 Things SciFi Movies Get Right

Friday, May 20, 2011 - 16:30 in Astronomy & Space

In the movies, aliens and evil empires want to kill us.  Despite their advanced technology, they end up landing ground troops to do so.  Worse, the forces of evil-- alien or human-- tend to be lousy shots.  How unrealistic is this? 1) Aliens who come to earth want to kill us. This isn't unreasonable. "Hawking's Conclusion" is that aliens are hostile, "looking to conquer and colonise whatever planets they can reach". read more

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