Aziz Ansari could have been in the hit movie of the fall, but he passed on it because, he said, he thought the movie would be “boring.” “I was … asked to audition for a part in ‘The ...

Much of this heavy gear -- which will consist of human habitat modules and other infrastructure -- must make it down to the Martian surface. That's a tall order, since the 1-ton Curiosity rover ...

NASA scientists and engineers were technical consultants on the big new space movie "The Martian" coming to screens Oct. 2, and they are proud of how realistically the movie portrays a Mars mission.

NASA is praying The Martian will last a lot longer than that in theaters. Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the Mars 2020 mission will be manned. It will be an ...

Many people watching the Ridley Scott film The Martian in theaters have been struck by the scope and immediacy of the world of hero Mark Watney. Some executives at 20th Century Fox, though, had a ...

Project Hail Mary" stars Ryan Gosling as an underqualified astronaut trying to save humanity, and I'm sold after watching just the first trailer.

‘The Martian’ Is An Oddly Fun Movie About Being Hopelessly Stranded On A Death Planet. Mike Ryan Senior Entertainment Writer Twitter. September 11, 2015.

The Martian, Ridley Scott's latest science fiction film and the best movie he's directed in years, is a faithful adaptation of the novel by Andy Weir. It's one of the best space movies I've seen ...

As a quick note, this article doesn't spoil major plot points but does discuss the major themes of the book and movie. The movie "The Martian," is based on Andy Weir's book of the same name, and ...

Snarky Martian. They didn’t add Watney’s bleep-yous to NASA to make him more interesting in the movie; he’s plenty sassy right out of the gate in the book, which literally opens with him ...