From the first three acts of “2001: A Space Odyssey” to Matt Damon stayin’ alive in “The Martian,” there’s a respectable strain of science fiction in which the science clearly matters more than the ...

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“Stowaway” wasn’t shot during the Covid pandemic, but with a cast of four in a confined, near-claustrophobic setting, this character study easily could have been. More an examination of human nature ...

Some people watch science fiction shows to be entertained, and that's fine. But you can also use them to find excellent physics problems. How about the recent Netflix movie Stowaway? It's about a crew ...

This Netflix film pushes a crew of space explorers to moral and physical extremes when an unexpected passenger accidentally compromises their oxygen supply. By Lena Wilson When you purchase a ticket ...