Tag: Space Movies & Shows

On Episode 97 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the Europa Clipper mission with project scientist Erin Leonard. The moons of the outer solar system have become one of the primary targets of robotic exploration. Previous probes have detected what might be warm, salty oceans below the ice crusts of Saturn’s moon Enceladus and Jupiter’s Europa. NASA’s Europa Clipper will soon be bound for that cold, mysterious world. And Leonard joins us to discuss what to expect and what the hopes for life miles below the ice…

The long lost art of whispering will certainly be resurrected by panicked survivors in the crazy apocalyptic world of “A Quiet Place: Day One” as this newly-released trailer demonstrates. Paramount’s harrowing preview just crept up on us for the official prequel to 2018’s hit sci-fi thriller, “A Quiet Place,” where audiences followed the Abbott family as they battled against blind alien invaders with hyper-sonic hearing abilities which enabled them to hunt prey by listening for loud lifeforms. This startling origin story hails from filmmaker John Krasinksi, who directed the original…

On Episode 96 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss science on television with History Channel producer Jeff Stepp. Space and science TV has come a long way since the old-time staples like Mr. Wizard and the original Bille Nye, The Science Guy. Stepp joins us to talk about his work on “The UnXplained: With William Shatner” and other science shows — how are they conceived, what is production like, and what is the future of space and science-oriented media?  We know Jeff to be a fine writer…

AI is a hot topic at the moment, something which a fair few sci-fi works have dabbled with, so we’ve collected the best AI movies you can watch right now. Much is being done and written about AI, but artists have always been ahead of the curve when it comes to these ideas and the discussion surrounding them. It started with literary works, but nowadays we’re used to watching movies and TV shows about artificial intelligence and how it can change (or destroy) our lives. One big issue with media…

On Episode 95 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the future of space-based solar power with John Mankins. Climate change has become a top priority for all of us, including NASA. Space solar power — beaming energy from space 24 hours per day — has become a real possibility and is being studied internationally by the US, Europe, Japan, and China. It promises to provide a zero-emissions, zero-carbon source of energy worldwide — but it will take significant investment, development, and commitment.  A recent NASA-backed study was…

It appears Apple will keep delivering stunning science fiction shows for the foreseeable future, as their next psychological thriller “Constellation” looks pretty spectacular. Ahead of the three-episode premiere (yes, that’s right, three whole episodes), here’s everything we know about “Constellation.” Colorfully defined by the Apple TV+ streaming service as an “eight-part conspiracy-based psychological thriller drama series” led by Noomi Rapace (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) and Jonathan Banks (“Breaking Bad”), “Constellation” promises to be part action-packed space adventure and part trippy thriller that makes the viewers question everything and…