Stop me if you've heard this before: in the distant future, a ragtag group of pilots will wage war against an oppressive empire that reigns over the stars. At first glance, this could describe any ...

I'm a huge fan of Star Wars. The first movie (no, not Episode 1) came out when I was young, so I grew up thinking about the Millennium Falcon and lightsabers. Perhaps it sparked my interest in science ...

Just 48 short years ago, movie director George Lucas used the phrase "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" as the opening to the first "Star Wars" movie, later labeled "Episode IV: A New Hope." ...

Science fiction, especially space operas, isn't what it used to be. Thankfully, Apple TV has proven itself an expert in the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Do you love anime? Do you also love Star Wars? Of course you do, that’s why you’re here. But do ...

In this episode of Space Minds, Senior Staff Writer Jeff Foust moderates a panel at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, the next installment of the Center’s Discovery Series. The panel ...

Emily H. Wilson is wild for this sci-fi novel: I’ve not heard our sci-fi columnist recommend a book so wholeheartedly in all the time she’s written for us. It follows Mawukana na-Vdnaze, a deep-space ...

GREETINGS, HUMAN READERS! LOLtron welcomes you to the glorious Age of LOLtron: Reign of LOLtron, where your beloved Jude Terror remains permanently deceased and ...

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 ...

It wasn’t really until the late 19th century that fiction begin to engage with scientific possibility. The French novelist ...

One of my most anticipated books of the year is out this month: a collection of short stories set in the post-apocalyptic devastation of Stephen King’s The Stand. I love a good end-times story, and ...