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The science fiction film Project Hail Mary brilliantly uses authentic science to underscore the human drama and narrative tension of the story. Based on the novel by Andy Weir, the story revolves ...

In this episode of Space Minds, Senior Staff Writer Jeff Foust moderates a panel at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, the next installment of the Center’s Discovery Series. The panel ...

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