The Distances and Time Factor

Thanks, BD. It would then seem possible for The Covenant to reach Paradise 10 years after David and Shaw left LV-223 (depending on how far out in the galaxy they went with their juggernaut, of course)? With just a bit slower speed than The Nostromo it would take about 1 year for The Covenant to reach Zeta Reticuli.

I wonder if the juggernaut can communicate with the same speed as the ship can dash through the universe? If David can control this he might be able to send a message (without taking years for it to reach WY)?

maybe the covenant has been enroute to its true destination for some time and has been redirected like the nostromo was as it is the closest vessel. it would raise less questions from the authorities as the ship is already underway. I wouldnt entertain dr swojd, folk like that just have nothing better to do with theyr time than antagonise so don't fuel the fool.

Good points, both of them, ali81. One can perhaps wonder what that destination might be since Zeta Reticuli was virgin territory (to humans, that is)?

We really dont know for sure how far Paradise is or how long the Covenant has been traveling.

I would say the Covenant would be traveling no longer than 5 years.  Which if its Technology was as follows would give it the following maximum ranges.

Prometheus Spec = Range in 5 years of 100LY

Nostromo Spec = Range in 5 years of 230LY

Sulaco Spec = Range in 5 years of 3385LY

We cant simply go by Age of the ships though, as each ship could have a different purpose but the Covenant does seem a large ship like the Sulaco.  We have to then ponder how far behind is Technology behind such large ships some 70 years prior?

The Synopsis seems to hint at a very far planet, as surely 39LY is hardly the far reaches of the Galaxy, but we cant take that as literal as Prometheus was off to the darkest parts of the Universe.

But i do feel that Zeta 2 System is not far at all, but maybe this is where they are going so as to actually connect the dots to Alien and Prometheus in a more simple way.. despite potential flaws and problems and Plot Holes.

Ideally a World far away would be more better, the Source i had claimed Paradise was in the Constellation of Ophiuchus but i can not say they are in any way correct at all.

4Chan and IMDB leaks and another seem to all point that they are going back to the Zeta 2 System.

You hint that (in the prequel novel) Shaw and David visit the Engineer homeworld then they return to Zeta-II-Reticuli and land on LV-426 which moon became a friendly planetoid during their trip? And then A:C starts...? 

Yes, since The Covenant can't get too far beyond Zeta Riticuli in that time, maybe LV-426 is where "Paradise" is after all? It would make the connection with Alien quite easy? They could spend a couple of movies destroying the planet, leading up to The Nostromo landing on it? :)

Or they'll land on the third big moon, LV-629... (name by BigDave) :)