Astronomy and space on the big screen: How accurately has cinema portrayed space travel and other astrophysical concepts?

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  • Miguel Alcubierre Nuclear Science Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.7.8530

Palabras clave:

astronomy, cinema and science fiction, space travel, asteroids, black holes

Resumen

 

Since its origins, cinema has been fascinated with the subject of scientific developments. In particular, astronomy and astrophysics have played an important role in science fiction stories about space travel and exploration. Though the science has not always been accurately represented, in the last decades there has been more and more interest from the cinema industry in approaching scientists to make sure that the stories and concepts shown in films are closer to our true understanding of the universe. In this article, I will explore how cinema has portrayed astrophysical concepts throughout the decades, and how sometimes cinema has even inspired the direction of scientific research.

 

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Biografía del autor/a

Miguel Alcubierre, Nuclear Science Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

  PhD in Physics. Since 2012, he is the director of the Nuclear Science Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where he conducts his research on numerical relativity. Within this area, he has focused on the simulation of gravitational waves sources, particularly on the collision of two black holes. He is a member of the National System of Researchers and the Mexican Academy of Sciences. In 2009, he received the Medal for Merits in Science of the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District.  

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20-06-2017

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Alcubierre, M. (2017). Astronomy and space on the big screen: How accurately has cinema portrayed space travel and other astrophysical concepts?. Metode Science Studies Journal, (7), 211–219. https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.7.8530
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