New Scientist: “What started out as a science outreach project for NASA is now a Hollywood movie, with voices provided by stars such as William Shatner, Chris Pine, Samuel L. Jackson, and Amanda Peet,” writes Jo Marchant for New Scientist. Written and directed by Harry Kloor, Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey is a three-dimensional animated science-fiction film that centers on the Cassini–Huygens mission to Saturn and incorporates various physics principles into its plot. Astronaut Neil Armstrong, who is among the star-studded cast providing voice work, agreed to participate because he “liked the concept and the science in the movie,” according to Kloor.
The finding that the Saturnian moon may host layers of icy slush instead of a global ocean could change how planetary scientists think about other icy moons as well.
Modeling the shapes of tree branches, neurons, and blood vessels is a thorny problem, but researchers have just discovered that much of the math has already been done.
January 29, 2026 12:52 PM
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