Overview
What first appears to be a send-up of classic science fiction is in fact a thorough examination of the real-world science behind the sensationalism. In the pilot episode, the physics behind a hypothetical alien invasion are explained. With the help of scientists and engineers from NASA, JPL, the Department of Energy, the U.S. Army, a major special effects studio, and various universities, the Sci-Fi Science crew explores force fields, lasers, lightning guns, rail guns, extrasolar planets and other "science fiction" concepts that are in fact, quite real. A campy, animation-rich alien invasion of Los Angeles provides the jumping-off point for real science demonstrations.
| Original Air Dates: | — |
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| Country: | US |
| Genre: | Sci-Fi |
| Network: | Science |
| Watched by: | 483 1 007 182 |
| Total running time: | 8 hours 48 minutes |
| Episode duration: | |
| Episodes: | 24 |
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. He spent two weeks discussing terraforming with scientists,
but somehow they forgot such important points as gravity
and the most important thing is that Mars has no magnetic field.