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Project Hail Mary Author: No 'Deeper Message' in My Books

Andy Weir wants his readers to have fun

(Newser) - Andy Weir doesn't see himself as a prophet of deep meaning; he sees himself as a guy who sells "fun" built on science. In a piece for Rolling Stone , CT Jones traces how the former software engineer turned his obsession with getting the science right into a career...

Project Hail Mary Trailer Rockets to 400M Views

Ryan Gosling stars as a stranded astronaut facing extinction

(Newser) - Amazon MGM Studios' Project Hail Mary trailer rocketed to a record-breaking 400 million views in its first week, igniting anticipation for the sci-fi film starring Ryan Gosling, Deadline reports. That figure sets a new record for an original movie trailer (meaning not a sequel or remake), according to analytics...

Matt Damon Was Right: Potatoes Can Grow on Mars
Matt Damon Was Right:
Potatoes Can Grow on Mars
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Matt Damon Was Right: Potatoes Can Grow on Mars

Which could also have implications for our changing climate

(Newser) - If you've seen The Martian, you might think it's totally possible to grow potatoes on Mars. You just might be right. In the film, Matt Damon plays fictional NASA astronaut Mark Watney, a stranded botanist who survives on the Red Planet by growing the hardy tubers. Now, real-life...

Matt Damon's Martian Hero Gets His Own Plant

Solanum watneyi even thrives in red soil

(Newser) - Matt Damon's character in The Martian made botanists look like rock stars, which, shockingly, doesn't happen very often. The reward for the fictional Mark Watney: There's now a plant named after him, reports Time . Chris Martine of Bucknell University found a bush tomato plant in Australia and...

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