Knowing more about the physical universe opens up more options and greater capabilities for people, and for characters in cinema and fiction.
Below are some videos from Carleton University featuring learning facilities and people talking about gaining knowledge of the physical universe.
Batman (in some versions - for example the 1989 Batman movie directed by Tim Burton) is an example of a character who uses scientific knowledge to develop much more advanced capabilities than most people. Of course many characters do not have to have the financial backing to do this on such a grand scale as Batman.
A newly discovered dwarf-planet candidate beyond Pluto takes roughly 25,000
years to orbit the Sun and is detectable for only about 0.5% of that
journey — making its chance discovery in archival images evidence that
hundreds of similar worlds may remain hidden in the outer solar system.
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[image: Composite comparing the distant dwarf-planet candidate 2017 OF201
with the five IAU-recognised dwarf planets]
2017 OF201 is visible for only a sliv...
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