Questions tagged [interstellar]
For questions about the film Interstellar, a 2014 film directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain. This tag is not to be used for travel between galactic bodies.
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In Intersteller why didn't Murph forgive Cooper (refuse to send messages as an adult)
In the film 'Interstellar,' Murph initially refuses to send messages to her father, Cooper, both as a child and as an adult. As a child, her reasons for not forgiving him are clear:
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In Dragon's Egg, the effect on time due to extremely high gravity is inconsistent
This has been messing with my head for a while.
The Cheela in/on Dragon's Egg book/planet, had their time move much faster, compared to the humans out in the space. This was explained as due to the ...
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Wouldn't Miller's planet be fried by blue shifted radiation? [closed]
In Interstellar, wouldn't Miller's planet be fried by blue shifted radiation? The 61,000x time dilation multiplier would make even cosmic background radiation photons into Extreme UV photons.
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In Interstellar, how did Cooper and TARS provide momentum while detaching from the main ship?
Cooper refers to Newton's 3rd law while detaching. I didn't understand the physics behind this scene.
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Why Cooper did not provide correct planet number to "himself in the past"?
Coop is able to communicate with his past self. So why does he not provide the correct data about which planet is the viable one, saving lives and resources?
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How does the Endurance navigate to a particular system through the wormhole?
In the movie Interstellar, the protagonists' spaceship, the Endurance, travels through a wormhole. As it is explained in the movie, the wormhole allows them to travel to a couple of systems, one of ...
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Was Matt Damon’s casting in the Martian at all influenced by interstellar?
In both the Martian and Interstellar Matt Damon plays a stranded astronaut who wants to get home. I realise that the roles are different, the movies are different and there is no in universe tie in.
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Exactly how much time does Cooper spend on Miller's planet?
In the movie Interstellar, Cooper & the crew landed on Miller's planet & they got hit a by a wave. After that Dr. Brand states that it cost us decades, & to be precise 23 years. So, in ...
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In the movie interstellar, how far was Cooper station from Saturn?
When Cooper was seen floating near Saturn he was well beyond the ring system. Is it explained anywhere how far the station was from Saturn?
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Is there any "in universe" link between Matt Damon's character in Interstellar and The Martian?
I was just wondering because both movies star him as an astronaut trapped on an isolated planet. They also had fairly close release dates. I am wondering if there is a link between the two characters ...
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Interstellar: Why did they go to Miller's planet? How was Miller even able to send a green light? [duplicate]
Apologies if this has already been answered, but I was not able to find it. After re-watching Interstellar, I am not able to make sense of the scene where the crew decides to visit Miller's planet, ...
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How are TARS and CASE powered?
What kind of power supply do TARS and CASE and other such automatons use? How do they recharge? Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator? Solar power? Eating small rodents?
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Why bother with the planet at the event horizon?
In the movie Interstellar, if I remember right, they explain that a group of scientists were sent to the system on the other side of the worm hole, before the ship and crew we witness in the movie. ...
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Why did US government need NASA to drop bombs on civilians?
In Interstellar, NASA denied the US government's order to drop bombs on civilians. But, why did government order NASA in the first place? Isn't this the job of the military/Air Force?
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How come Engineers became obsolete over traditional farmers?
Well, right now the world doesn’t need more engineers. We didn’t run out of planes, or television sets. We ran out of food. The world needs farmers. Good farmers, like you. And Tom, we’re a caretaker ...
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