Modern classics like Interstellar, The Martian, and Arrival are among the best hard sci-fi movies released since the year ...

Giant robots and galactic war sells better than orbital mechanics, fuel budgets and the slow grind of realistic engineering ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Frank Poole (Gary Lockwood) and Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) try to have a private conversation as HAL looks on from behind in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Image via Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Hard science fiction is ...

We all (I hope) love books, but a spoken phrase permits nuances denied to its written form. Take, for example, "science fiction." I am saying the words aloud, but you cannot tell if my tone conveys ...

There are very few “good” hard science-fiction anime out there, but Planetes is definitely one of them, albeit one wrapped in a warm, cosy blanket of comedy. Set in 2075, Planetes deals with the ...

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 ...

Streaming platforms for The Hard Problem: The Science Behind the Fiction haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online. 'The Hard Problem: The Science Behind ...