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Moonfish, a haunting animation, captures a tragedy in space

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What happened

Daniel Zvereff’s animation, Moonfish, exposes the grief-filled and strange reality of space miner Cassius’s life working on an asteroid after things go tragically wrong.Drawn in black and white, it’s a tiny budget wonder…

Key facts

  • Reported by New Scientist and published Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:00:00 UTC.

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