Dec 22 2009
Looking Farther: An Ex-UFO
The comet Hyakutake as photographed in March of 1996. I love this bit of commentary about it found on the NASA pics site.
During its previous visit, Comet Hyakutake may well have been seen by the stone age Magdalenian culture, who 17,000 years ago were possibly among the first humans to live in tents as well as caves.
Cool.
How will future humans look back upon us and our culture (if there are any)? My guess is they won’t be terribly impressed. Of course, from our own relatively lofty vantage point provided by humankind’s ongoing accumulation of knowledge, we’re brilliant. At least by today’s standard we are.
