Weir is known for writing various sci-fi novels about space exploration ... Watney's survival in The Martian involved his ...

The movie holds up on this account ... Many hope the international collaboration between space programs that we see in "The Martian" happens in real life. Chiao pointed out the potential benefits ...

Space films often feature things going awry. It usually involves a monster or an alien, and the next thing you know, John Hurt’s chest has seen better days. The Martian is a movie about a ...

"The Martian" has been hailed as one of the best science based sci-fi movies in recent years. However, even with all that factual science behind the film, there were some things the film just got ...

Sutter shares the science behind movies and TV shows set in space. He talks about string ... how humans could feasibly get to Mars in "The Martian," starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, and ...

Join the noted astrophysicist and host of TV’s StarTalk as he speaks geek-to-geek with Andy Weir, author of The Martian. Neil deGrasse Tyson: So Andy, were you a geeky kid? I have to ask.