Warp drive has long been a narrative shortcut for science fiction, but a new generation of physicists is treating it as a ...

Spaceships are one of the best things about science fiction. When they’re done right, they become cultural icons, like the USS Enterprise. It’s not about whether or not your ship is ugly. Sometimes ...

Not every sci-fi show requires a spaceship, but a lot of the ones that call space a home absolutely do. Spaceships vary wildly depending on the focus and the tone of the show, and they can also give a ...

Hard space sci-fi is where storytelling meets the raw edge of scientific reality. It’s not about bending the rules of physics—it’s about following them to their logical, sometimes terrifying, extremes ...

While many of the best sci-fi movies venture into the cosmos, fewer genre offerings take place entirely in space than you might think. Sci-fi movies tend to conjure images of spaceships flying through ...