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Out There: The Science Behind Sci-Fi Film & TV

Starships, cloning, artificial gravity, alien languages: It’s the stuff of science fiction—but how much of the science is actually fiction?

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Starships, cloning, artificial gravity, alien languages: It’s the stuff of science fiction—but how much of the science is actually fiction? NASA board members, medical doctors, and other scientific experts weigh in how much popular movies and shows like Star Wars, Men in Black, Contact, and more get right, and what was pulled from pure imagination.

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