'Project Hail Mary': real space science, real astrophotography

That's only the source for the first sentence. The second sentence cites the Associated Press, but the science and astrophography info starts in this article

https://www.wcvb.com/article/heres-some-of-the-science-facts...

There's also links to...

- The site of Australian astrophotographer Rod Prazeres

https://www.instagram.com/deepskyjourney/

- The video on IMAX's YouTube channel where the film's directors explain how they used non-visible-light photography for a crucial scene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3i8WgxeKi0

- The Stellar Australis "Project Dune" page

https://www.stellaraustralis.com/project-dune-stars/