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Making a deep impact: Hollywood tackles the threat of near-earth objects

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The movie 'Deep Impact' reopens the issue involving the possibility of huge heavenly bodies, such as comets and asteroids, hitting the earth. The film discusses a scenario in which the existence of human beings are being threatened by a comet that is due to strike the earth.

Author: Yam, Philip
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
Mass extinction, Motion pictures, Movies, Mass extinction theory

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High on gravity

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Crystals produced under high-gravity conditions tend to have fewer bubbles, dislocations and defects than crystals produced under normal or low-gravity conditions.

Author: Yam, Philip
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1993
Innovations, Growth, Crystals, Crystallization, Crystal growth

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Invaders from Hollywood

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Films such as the forthcoming Disney epic "Mission To Mars" attempt, but usually fail, at authenticity.

Author: Yam, Philip
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2000
Cover Story, Mars (Planet), Manned space flight, Mission To Mars (Motion picture), Science fiction films, Science fiction movies

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