How Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' turned general relativity into the bad guy
19-07-2026 16:00 via space.com

How Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' turned general relativity into the bad guy

The biggest blockbusters of 2014 threw up a varied rogues' gallery of bad guys. In "Transformers: Age of Extinction", it was a reincarnated version of Optimus Prime's perma-nemesis, Megatron, while Captain America faced off against a reborn Hydra infiltrating the upper echelons of the US government in "The Winter Soldier". For Spider-Man, it was Electro, while Maleficent showed up in live-action to give Sleeping Beauty nightmares. Christopher Nolan has never been one to go with the Hollywood cro
Read more »

Astronomy news



Rocket launch costs have dropped 96% since 1960. How low can they go?
Rocket launch costs have dropped 96% since 1960. How low can they go?
21 Jul 2026 (22 hours away): Moon at First Quarter
21 Jul 2026 (22 hours away): Moon at First Quarter
Did Viking 1 find life on Mars 50 years ago? Here's why the debate continues
Did Viking 1 find life on Mars 50 years ago? Here's why the debate continues
21 Jul 2026 (23 hours away): Moon at First Quarter
21 Jul 2026 (23 hours away): Moon at First Quarter
An artificial 'Saturn's ring' of satellites could soon fill the sky, astronomers warn
An artificial 'Saturn's ring' of satellites could soon fill the sky, astronomers warn
27 Jul 2026 (7 days away): Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition
27 Jul 2026 (7 days away): Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition
27 Jul 2026 (7 days away): 134340 Pluto at opposition
27 Jul 2026 (7 days away): 134340 Pluto at opposition
26 Jul 2026 (6 days away): Saturn enters retrograde motion
26 Jul 2026 (6 days away): Saturn enters retrograde motion
25 Jul 2026 (5 days away): The Moon at apogee
25 Jul 2026 (5 days away): The Moon at apogee
24 Jul 2026 (4 days away): Lunar occultation of Antares
24 Jul 2026 (4 days away): Lunar occultation of Antares
21 Jul 2026 (Tomorrow): Moon at First Quarter
21 Jul 2026 (Tomorrow): Moon at First Quarter
'Aliens' at 40: James Cameron's sequel is a sci-fi icon, but did you know he quit the movie twice?
'Aliens' at 40: James Cameron's sequel is a sci-fi icon, but did you know he quit the movie twice?
Should we trust AI in the search for alien life? Scientists aren't so sure
Should we trust AI in the search for alien life? Scientists aren't so sure
10 places in the US and Canada to see August's partial solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower in 1 trip
10 places in the US and Canada to see August's partial solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower in 1 trip
Desktop versie