Although science fiction is not real, several shows base their ideas on what we know about science relating to space and time ...

Planets that once lived only in pulp novels and movie concept art are now turning up in real data. Astronomers are not just ...

Scientists recently announced they had found potential signs of life on a planet 124 light years from Earth. While the bold claim has been challenged, the mere prospect is enough to inflame a ...

"We want to have epic, futuristic spaceships with lots of people in them," Elon Musk said at a Texas SpaceX presentation.

Elon Musk told a crowd at SpaceX’s Texas facility that he wants to turn “Star Trek” into reality. Speaking just days before ...

Nearly 60 years ago, the original Star Trek series ignited a dream in the public’s imagination: that one day, people would travel the galaxy in ships propelled by faster-than-light “warp drives.” The ...

Science fiction can be valuable in the broader communication ecosystem, bringing science to the public and offering scientists a space to exercise imagination. Science communication is increasingly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. As the recent Worldcon 2025 Convention here in Seattle ...

WorldCon, the annual volunteer-run science fiction and fantasy writing convention, sweeps through a different city every year ...

Introduction : coloring science fiction / Isiah Lavender III -- The Bannekerade : genius, madness, and magic in black science fiction / Lisa Yaszek -- "The best is yet to come", or, Saving the future ...

We are currently living through an unprecedented rise in the popularity of science fiction over the past couple of years. From new releases from established names such as Star Wars to the rise of ...

Science fiction allows artists to speculate about the future through imaginative and technical concepts. But so often the prevailing vision of that future in popular culture tends toward the dystopian ...