"'The idea that 'astrophages' could be causing the sun to dim is described by Dr McCleary as 'a stretch'. There's orders of magnitude mismatch between what a microbe could store ... and what the sun actually puts out in terms of energy.'"
"'Every second, the sun emits 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 joules of energy - millions of times more than the energy used by all of Earth over the course of an entire year.'"
"'This story in particular falls on the line of close enough to be enjoyable and, more importantly, self-consistent. It's a grammar unto itself, but it's legible.'"
Project Hail Mary, based on Andy Weir's novel, features Ryland Grace, an astronaut tasked with saving Earth. Dr. Jacqueline McCleary identifies flaws in the film, such as the induced coma's potential to cause brain damage and the implausibility of 'astrophages' affecting the sun's brightness. Despite these inaccuracies, she notes that the portrayal of the alien character is relatively accurate, stating that the story maintains internal consistency and is enjoyable.
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