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Hollywood has never been known for its strict adherence to science. In most blockbusters the laws of physics are treated more like polite suggestions than hard rules.

From Project Hail Mary to For All Mankind, reaching for the stars on our screens has never felt more urgent — or more realistic.

There have been so many sci-fi television shows and movies set in space that the latter could be a subgenre unto itself. While space operas like Star Wars and Dune tend to dominate pop-cultural ...