2001: A Space Odyssey was a popular book and movie on Earth written by Arthur C. Clarke. Major Samantha Carter compares the Aschen turning a gas giant into a star to Clarke's writing. (SG1: "2001") When Destiny discovered a signal and the crew was speculating on what might be causing it, Eli Wallace says "A big black monolith orbiting the planet?" (SGU: "Resurgence") Dr. Dale Volker's favorite piece of music was Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss, the theme for 2001: A Space Odyssey. (SGU: "Hope")