Supernovae and Space Science in Movies

Supernovae and Space Science in Movies

Constant Wonder - Season 2022, Episode 409 , Segment 1

Good Science Makes Great Movies

Episode: Good Science Makes Great Movies

  • Mar 31, 2020 6:00 pm
  • 20:53 mins

Supernovae and Space Science in Movies Guest: Andy Howell, Staff Scientist, Las Cumbres Observatory; Adjunct Faculty, Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara; host, “Science Vs. Cinema” YouTube channel All of those scary situations that space explorers get themselves into in the movies, could those really happen? Getting the science right makes for a more compelling narrative, especially because the universe is crazier than anything Hollywood writers could imagine.