Science Fiction

From the far-flung reaches of space to epic magical worlds, these novels, novellas, and comics are the best Hugo award winners to read.

The Acolyte had the potential to be the best Star Wars series yet, but as the preview shows, it follows one terrible series trend.

The Shimmer in Annihilation may have been sent to Earth to root out the shapeshifting alien from The Thing, disrupting its replication....

The Spirit Award winner, adept at comedy as well as drama, also was memorable in 'The Jerk,' 'Slap Shot,' 'Brubaker' and 'Critters.'

Back to the Future's 1.21 gigawatts sounds huge, but is it? We compare different power levels of common objects to see how much energy a gigawatt really is.

A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future is a science fiction novel by John Jacob Astor IV, published in 1894. Overview The book offers a fictional account of life in the year 2000. It contains abundant speculation about technological invention, including descriptions of a worldwide telephone network, solar power, air...

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Design trends come and go, and friendlier, more human aesthetics might be on the rise.

At 92 years old, William Shatner is opening up about his biggest regret. He took responsibility for "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" flopping with critics, as he starred and directed.

History repeats itself in this ingenious but surprisingly heartfelt sci-fi, which takes the premise of Groundhog Day and fashions from it a poignant statement about life and mortality. Refreshingly for the genre, it focuses on a middle-aged woman - a scientist-slash-physicist, even - whose 55th birthday and final breath will...

Blade Runner's slow pace may be contemplative, but feels boring on rewatch in a faster-paced movie era....

The great novels of the 1960s remain enjoyable because they got everything wrong.

a cautionary tale of corporatism gone awry, told lightheartedly, with robots.

Pournelle, Gingrich and Trump see a future that must be secured by authoritarian institutions that group together humanity’s best and prevent the rest from stifling them.

“The future of humanity is in her hands,” the opening subtitle reads during the trailer for Atlas, Netflix’s Sci-Fi thriller starring Jennifer Lopez, for which we can share the first trailer above....

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shared hopes to have a "tiny gravity vector" on Starship when it makes its way to Mars in the future.

Desert Road is a compelling thriller that transitions from mundane to mystical threats on a deserted California highway....

Though similar to Constellation in principle, leaning heavily on the concept of the observer effect and covering the possibility of a multiverse reality, the series will still be different. Dark Matter promises to appeal more to action fans, as the main character will have to fight the villain, even if that villain is just...

Arcadian, director Benjamin Brewer, along with writer Mike Nilon, ambitiously attempts to navigate the tumultuous waters of a post-apocalyptic narrative

The executive producer offered some details on how the second season had to be rewritten based on feedback from Paramount+:...

Our writer argues that, despite its flaws, Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune: Part 2 hit at just the right time... and is illustrative of a bigger problem in Hollywood.

Scientists have speculated about how Archimedes’ death ray purportedly harnessed sunlight to burn ships. Now, a teen may have evidence the device was plausible.

If you missed out on space camp, it's time to see if you qualify for the real thing.

Viewing the genre as a means to spread modern knowledge, Chinese novelists have been writing science-fiction stories since at least 1902.

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