We’re not even really sure about the nature and origin of all the inanimate stuff in the universe, not to mention any potential people. All of your favorite parts of the cosmos, from stars and planets to supernovae and black holes, is made of ordinary matter and accounts for only about 5 percent of what’s actually out there....
The cinema of science fiction began to mature in the 1950s, concurrent with the arrival of the Cold War and the Atomic Age, as well as the growing sophistication of the literature. But it was during the 1960s that the genre really began to expand in different directions, still heavily influenced by the ideological paranoia and...
From when its light was emitted, the El Gordo galaxy cluster might be the most massive object in all of existence. Here's how JWST sees it.
Sci-fi and horror have historically focused on White protagonists and their experiences, leaving Black audiences disregarded by the mainstream. But Black fans of those genres have been here all along.
Provided we manage to stick around for a few more centuries, it feels almost inevitable that we'll eventually send some of our numbers to populate other worlds. How that happens isn't wholly clear.
When Hollywood transitioned from the '80s to the '90s, technology was a huge participant when the rules were changed. Suddenly, horror wasn't as important as "looking good" in science fiction, and plots tended to be put aside for the sake of a better "look and feel."...
I’ve been listening to these guys for a while, and the latest installment was fantastic....
It’s become increasingly common to lend genre films some semblance of emotional depth by having their protagonists burdened from the start with profound grief or loss. That is especially the case with “Aporia,” producer Jared Moshe’s third feature as writer-director. Its variation on a particular kind of fantasy premise...
You've seen the famous aliens, planets and scientists, but now it's time to venture even farther into the depths of space.
From 2001: A Space Odyssey to WALL-E, Erika Nesvold picks her favourite sci-fi films set in space (and explains why E.T. missed out)
My short stories are free through Smashwords through the end of July. I thought I'd tell you about some of them. This one was just published - Mons City Obituary is a flash-fiction about a woman on Mars who dies alone, but her greatest claim to fame is saving the President's life with her butt. I won't give away the whole story,...
The Voyagers were launched nearly half a century ago.
At this point, there's little debate that life must exist somewhere else in the cosmos. In fact, the more we look, the more it looks like the universe is a pretty favorable place for life of all different kinds to emerge. Which makes it seem like we should all have our very own Resident Alien (streaming now on Peacock, btw), and...
We all love sci-fi weapons, right? But it's annoying when directors make the weapons super flashy onscreen.
A Discs of Tron arcade cabinet was found on the side of the road after its owner wanted to throw it out
Decades ago, regulations for laboratory maintenance were not quite as stringent as they are today.
The Creator, the new film from Godzilla and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards, pits human beings in a war with a race of robots that came from an an AI program. The trailers have shown that there will be a ton of robots featured in the film, but we recently learned that many of the actors portraying the robot...
The show is not here to challenge or surprise you—and that's just fine by us.
Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is surprisingly authentic, but, explains Dorian Lynskey, there are two key scenes where the film deviates from reality.
Jody Lynn Nye, bestselling science fiction and fantasy writer, co-ordinating judge for the Writers of the Future Contest, gives some advice to aspiring writers...
Celebrate 15 years of Tor.com’s original short fiction with a free bundle of stories!
Two of Apple TV's sci-fi shows are hitting pause.
Science fiction and spirituality combine in the opera adaptation of "Parable of the Sower."
In 1969, a French comic book took readers to the stars. Eight years later, Star Wars took everyone else on the same ride....
Approximately 66 million years ago, a bright point of light appeared in the sky. Slowly, unbeknownst to the creatures walking the Earth, that point of light grew larger until it streaked across the sky in a brilliant display of cosmic light. Then the world ended. It was the interplanetary punch that knocked the dinosaurs out for...
