The least scientifically accurate Sci-Fi movie ever made, according to Neil deGrasse Tyson

Know that when famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson riffs on the bad science usually found in mainstream Hollywood blockbusters, he’s not trying to spoil anyone’s fun. He’s just a geek and I think we can all respect that. There’s nothing shameful about possessing a lot of scientific knowledge, and pointing out the physics and astronomical flaws in a movie can only, one hopes, encourage filmmakers to be more precise next time. An example: Tyson infamously complained to director James Cameron that in “Titanic” he got the night sky wrong. Tyson knew what the constellations looked like in the North Atlantic on that fateful April night in 1912, and suggested that Cameron, using digital tricks, rework the sky to match. Cameron, also a nerd, obliged.

When it comes to most space-bound movies, however, Tyson has a lot to complain about. Audiences have accepted that most sci-fi spaceships, for example…