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- DirectorTheodore MelfiStarsTaraji P. HensonOctavia SpencerJanelle MonáeThe story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsJodie FosterMatthew McConaugheyTom SkerrittDr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
- DirectorRon HowardStarsTom HanksBill PaxtonKevin BaconNASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
- DirectorGavin HoodStarsHarrison FordAsa ButterfieldHailee SteinfeldYoung Ender Wiggin is recruited by the International Military to lead the fight against the Formics, an insectoid alien race who had previously tried to invade Earth and had inflicted heavy losses on humankind.
- DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsChris PineZachary QuintoSimon PeggThe brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRichard DreyfussFrançois TruffautTeri GarrRoy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
- DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsDaisy RidleyJohn BoyegaOscar IsaacThe surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again in the conclusion of the Skywalker saga.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie HennDecades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
- StarsAbby HarrisonAbigail Harrison, aka Astronaut Abby, is an aspiring astronaut with the goal to be the first to walk on Mars. As a Forbes 30 Under 30 Leader in education and a top STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) and space influencer, Abby has spoken about the importance of human space exploration and STEM in TedTalks, news programs, social media, and events all over the world. Now, Abby is coming to your screens as the host of her very own web show, answering questions on space and science submitted by the viewers. Produced by the 501(c)(3) non-profit The Mars Generation, #AskAbby will cover almost any question, from the effects of space on the human body, to extraterrestrial life, to the physics of a black hole, to how to make the very best astronaut Halloween costume. No matter how small or how wacky, this Wellesley College astrobiology graduate and researcher is willing to tackle any science topic, puns and Star Trek humor included, of course.
- DirectorLars Lindberg ChristensenStarsRobert FosburyCovers all aspects of the Hubble Space Telescope project - a journey through the history, the troubled early life and the ultimate scientific successes of Hubble.
- DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsRyan GoslingClaire FoyJason ClarkeA look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
- DirectorJulian KraininMichael R. LawrenceJohn Glenn's first flight ushered in the modern era of space exploration for America. His landmark return to space represented the final chapter of space exploration in the 20th century.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsMatthew McConaugheyAnne HathawayJessica ChastainWhen Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.
- DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsSandra BullockGeorge ClooneyEd HarrisDr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first time on a space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
- DirectorByron HaskinStarsGene BarryAnn RobinsonLes TremayneA small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom CruiseDakota FanningTim RobbinsAn alien invasion threatens the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.
- DirectorMichael BayStarsBruce WillisBilly Bob ThorntonBen AffleckAfter discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas will impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.
- DirectorScott HicksA behind-the-scenes look at Space Shuttle operations.
- StarsJohn B. WellsJohn Greenewald Jr.Nick PopeBetween 1981 and 2011, NASA's Space Shuttles flew 135 missions. The Space Shuttle cameras, manned and unmanned, have recorded astounding footage of UFOs that many experts find almost impossible to explain.
- DirectorCarlos BaezaStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightIn an effort to increase the dismal television ratings for their space launches, NASA decides to send an ordinary man into space, and Homer is chosen for the task.
- DirectorGraeme FergusonStarsWalter CronkiteDavid LeestmaGeorge NelsonTraveling on the Space Shuttle, covers training, launch, flight, deployment of LDEF from Challenger in April 1984 (STS-41C).
- DirectorGraham JuddSabin StreeterStarsChristopher BergerRaphael BoussoRobert CannonSimple, obvious, ever-present aspects of our daily lives give scientists fits trying to understand them. One of these aspects is space which physicists are convinced is something more than nothing. This program explains the experiments that are giving scientists hints about what space is.
- DirectorAl HolmesAl TaylorStarsTom HammickIt is about a young man who runs away from his traveling, deep-space home to explore a black hole.
- StarsBrian GreeneLeonard SusskindAmanda PeetA documentary examining string theory.
- 2015–7.2 (23)TV EpisodeStarsStephen ColbertJosh DuhamelJustin BarthaActor Josh Duhamel (Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)); actor Justin Bartha (The Good Fight (2017)); physicist Brian Greene.