Clarke's earlier novel Earthlight had what's basically a lunar railgun weapon and dates back to 1955.
(I remember noting back when I was doing EM launcher reasearch in the 90s that the technologies countries worked on were influenced by the SF that scientists read in their teens.)
(I remember noting back when I was doing EM launcher reasearch in the 90s that the technologies countries worked on were influenced by the SF that scientists read in their teens.)
February 11, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Clarke's earlier novel Earthlight had what's basically a lunar railgun weapon and dates back to 1955.
(I remember noting back when I was doing EM launcher reasearch in the 90s that the technologies countries worked on were influenced by the SF that scientists read in their teens.)
(I remember noting back when I was doing EM launcher reasearch in the 90s that the technologies countries worked on were influenced by the SF that scientists read in their teens.)
Lunar-based EM launchers are not a new thing; we were talking about them seriously in the early 90s when I was doing railgun research.
Clarke's Maelstrom II is one of the earliest coilgun stories, he also had railgun-like launchers in Earthlight, Heinlein had coils in The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress.
Clarke's Maelstrom II is one of the earliest coilgun stories, he also had railgun-like launchers in Earthlight, Heinlein had coils in The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress.
February 11, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Lunar-based EM launchers are not a new thing; we were talking about them seriously in the early 90s when I was doing railgun research.
Clarke's Maelstrom II is one of the earliest coilgun stories, he also had railgun-like launchers in Earthlight, Heinlein had coils in The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress.
Clarke's Maelstrom II is one of the earliest coilgun stories, he also had railgun-like launchers in Earthlight, Heinlein had coils in The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress.
3/As she drives away it starts to move, so she pulls over again and watches it (now dimmer) move away to the southwest. It speeds up as it descends below the level of the hillside. [Eberhart]
Source:
Jenny Randles, “Another Pennine Earthlight?” Northern UFO News, no. 137 (June 1989): 15;
Source:
Jenny Randles, “Another Pennine Earthlight?” Northern UFO News, no. 137 (June 1989): 15;
February 4, 2026 at 1:56 AM
3/As she drives away it starts to move, so she pulls over again and watches it (now dimmer) move away to the southwest. It speeds up as it descends below the level of the hillside. [Eberhart]
Source:
Jenny Randles, “Another Pennine Earthlight?” Northern UFO News, no. 137 (June 1989): 15;
Source:
Jenny Randles, “Another Pennine Earthlight?” Northern UFO News, no. 137 (June 1989): 15;
#ufosky #ufo #ufohistory
Today in UFO History - Another Pennine Earthlight?
February 4, 1988 — Bacup, Lancashire, England
1/8:10 p.m. A woman is driving between Bacup, Lancashire, and Todmorden, Yorkshire, England, when she sees an intense orange,
Today in UFO History - Another Pennine Earthlight?
February 4, 1988 — Bacup, Lancashire, England
1/8:10 p.m. A woman is driving between Bacup, Lancashire, and Todmorden, Yorkshire, England, when she sees an intense orange,
February 4, 2026 at 1:56 AM
#ufosky #ufo #ufohistory
Today in UFO History - Another Pennine Earthlight?
February 4, 1988 — Bacup, Lancashire, England
1/8:10 p.m. A woman is driving between Bacup, Lancashire, and Todmorden, Yorkshire, England, when she sees an intense orange,
Today in UFO History - Another Pennine Earthlight?
February 4, 1988 — Bacup, Lancashire, England
1/8:10 p.m. A woman is driving between Bacup, Lancashire, and Todmorden, Yorkshire, England, when she sees an intense orange,
Sur Radio Progrès est diffusée :
Lvx – Earthlight
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February 2, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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Lvx – Earthlight
🎧 : 4 auditeurs en direct
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January 30, 2026 at 6:13 AM
January 24, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Great display of “Earthlight” on the dark side.
January 24, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Great display of “Earthlight” on the dark side.
Sunshine, Earthlight, Moonbright, Starglow... Duskflash?
January 20, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Sunshine, Earthlight, Moonbright, Starglow... Duskflash?
Sur Radio Progrès est diffusée :
Lvx – Earthlight
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January 16, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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Lvx – Earthlight
🎧 : 11 auditeurs en direct
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#NowPlaying
Lvx – Earthlight
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For sure. I read Earthlight, for instance, at 17 (1986) & found it a thrilling spy adventure. I read it again in my mid-40s & was less enthusiastic about the plot, though I did like the descriptive elements quite a lot.
January 15, 2026 at 2:18 PM
For sure. I read Earthlight, for instance, at 17 (1986) & found it a thrilling spy adventure. I read it again in my mid-40s & was less enthusiastic about the plot, though I did like the descriptive elements quite a lot.
Feel free to join the community on the website. That's my primary forum for discussion. As for your comments about ratings, please note that I've been posting reviews since 2010.... that Earthlight review is one of the first I posted. My taste and views evolve... like yours.
January 15, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Feel free to join the community on the website. That's my primary forum for discussion. As for your comments about ratings, please note that I've been posting reviews since 2010.... that Earthlight review is one of the first I posted. My taste and views evolve... like yours.
I just perused a few of the titles you've reviewed. I'll definitely check them out in the near future.
I'm a bit surprised you have Earthlight rated so highly. I'm a Clarke fan, second to none, but always regarded Earthlight as rather minor Clarke. I will read your review with interest.
I'm a bit surprised you have Earthlight rated so highly. I'm a Clarke fan, second to none, but always regarded Earthlight as rather minor Clarke. I will read your review with interest.
January 15, 2026 at 1:16 PM
I just perused a few of the titles you've reviewed. I'll definitely check them out in the near future.
I'm a bit surprised you have Earthlight rated so highly. I'm a Clarke fan, second to none, but always regarded Earthlight as rather minor Clarke. I will read your review with interest.
I'm a bit surprised you have Earthlight rated so highly. I'm a Clarke fan, second to none, but always regarded Earthlight as rather minor Clarke. I will read your review with interest.
Yeah two recap movies, Earthlight and Moonlight (iirc)
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Yeah two recap movies, Earthlight and Moonlight (iirc)
Bit of a genius, Pete Cooke. I'll have to fire up a few emulators and give Tower of Babel and Earthlight another go - and Micronaut One, because that passed me by at the time.
January 8, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Bit of a genius, Pete Cooke. I'll have to fire up a few emulators and give Tower of Babel and Earthlight another go - and Micronaut One, because that passed me by at the time.
January 1, 2026 at 8:26 PM
January 1, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Arthur C. Clarke, Earthlight, Pan, 1971. Cover: Chris Foss. Expansion and adaption from story in Thrilling Wonder Stories, 1951. #ArthurClarke #ChrisFoss
December 31, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Arthur C. Clarke, Earthlight, Pan, 1971. Cover: Chris Foss. Expansion and adaption from story in Thrilling Wonder Stories, 1951. #ArthurClarke #ChrisFoss
1. I know I publish a lot of pretty dark, bleak stuff, but I like my bleakness with a ray of hope. See "The Earthlight Bright Before Her" by @chubertwrites.bsky.social in www.fusionfragment.com/issue-24/
Issue #24
“All the Pretty Starships Fly Like This” by J.R. Dewitt: freedom from imperial control / mindships / hot fudge cherry berry”As Big As A Whale” by Avra Margariti: obsession /…
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December 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
1. I know I publish a lot of pretty dark, bleak stuff, but I like my bleakness with a ray of hope. See "The Earthlight Bright Before Her" by @chubertwrites.bsky.social in www.fusionfragment.com/issue-24/
Arthur C. Clarke, Earthlight, Pan, 1957. Cover: Gordon C. Davies. Expansion and adaption from story in Thrilling Wonder Stories, 1951. #ArthurClarke #GordonDavies
December 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Arthur C. Clarke, Earthlight, Pan, 1957. Cover: Gordon C. Davies. Expansion and adaption from story in Thrilling Wonder Stories, 1951. #ArthurClarke #GordonDavies
When Earthlight thins to a rumor, we move as one orbit,
soft, inevitable, and whole,
making a night that even the dark remembers.
soft, inevitable, and whole,
making a night that even the dark remembers.
December 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
When Earthlight thins to a rumor, we move as one orbit,
soft, inevitable, and whole,
making a night that even the dark remembers.
soft, inevitable, and whole,
making a night that even the dark remembers.
“This starbreak is celestial air,
Just silver; earthlight, dying amber.
Underneath an arch of pallor
Summer keeps her brightened chamber….”
—Léonie Adams (Midsummer)
#AIart #Midjourney7 #Poetry
Just silver; earthlight, dying amber.
Underneath an arch of pallor
Summer keeps her brightened chamber….”
—Léonie Adams (Midsummer)
#AIart #Midjourney7 #Poetry
December 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
“This starbreak is celestial air,
Just silver; earthlight, dying amber.
Underneath an arch of pallor
Summer keeps her brightened chamber….”
—Léonie Adams (Midsummer)
#AIart #Midjourney7 #Poetry
Just silver; earthlight, dying amber.
Underneath an arch of pallor
Summer keeps her brightened chamber….”
—Léonie Adams (Midsummer)
#AIart #Midjourney7 #Poetry
It just dawned on me that Chaldeas is Earth's replica and we are observing its light to ensure civilization continues. Earth. Light. Earthlight is also known as Da Vinci glow.
Makes sense why Da Vinci is one of the first to respond to Chaldea's summon, hm?
Makes sense why Da Vinci is one of the first to respond to Chaldea's summon, hm?
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It just dawned on me that Chaldeas is Earth's replica and we are observing its light to ensure civilization continues. Earth. Light. Earthlight is also known as Da Vinci glow.
Makes sense why Da Vinci is one of the first to respond to Chaldea's summon, hm?
Makes sense why Da Vinci is one of the first to respond to Chaldea's summon, hm?
6/At that moment, the light disappears. The next morning, he learns that his friend has been killed in a shooting. [Eberhart]
Sources:
Greg Long, Examining the Earthlight Theory: The Yakima UFO Microcosm, CUFOS, 1990, pp. 56–59;
Sources:
Greg Long, Examining the Earthlight Theory: The Yakima UFO Microcosm, CUFOS, 1990, pp. 56–59;
December 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
6/At that moment, the light disappears. The next morning, he learns that his friend has been killed in a shooting. [Eberhart]
Sources:
Greg Long, Examining the Earthlight Theory: The Yakima UFO Microcosm, CUFOS, 1990, pp. 56–59;
Sources:
Greg Long, Examining the Earthlight Theory: The Yakima UFO Microcosm, CUFOS, 1990, pp. 56–59;
Howard Johnson’s Earthlight Room???!?!?
a close up of snoopy making a heart with his hand
ALT: a close up of snoopy making a heart with his hand
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December 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Howard Johnson’s Earthlight Room???!?!?