Cinema Science: 'Passengers' and the Specifics of Space

David Crewe explores how movies can help facilitate learning in STEM subjects. First up: 2016 Hollywood space blockbuster Passengers. Just how realistic is this depiction of interplanetary travel? Is it possible for humans to hibernate? Could you really grow a forest in a spaceship? And why is Jennifer Lawrence's hair immune to zero gravity?

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