UM-Bot Posted January 14, 2003 #1 Share Posted January 14, 2003 A cosmic "message in a bottle" is to be left in space as a relic of the world's languages. A disc engraved with the first three chapters of Genesis in 1,000 native tongues will travel to a distant comet. The European Space Agency's (Esa) Rosetta mission, set for take-off this month, is making an eight-year voyage to intercept Comet Wirtanen. The unmanned spacecraft will orbit the ball of ice, matter and dust, and land a probe on its surface. View: Full Article | Source: BBC News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Althalus Posted January 14, 2003 #2 Share Posted January 14, 2003 (edited) What only a thousand but it would be interesting to see how much the languages change between now and when the comet comes back. Edited January 14, 2003 by Althalus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druss Posted January 14, 2003 #3 Share Posted January 14, 2003 But why Genesis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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