Is Falcon 9 named for 'Star Wars?' How do Iain M. Banks novels influence the names of SpaceX's drone ships? It's not just spacecraft and sea vessels that are branded with SpaceX's signature catchy ...

When Mary Robinette Kowal asked me to help write a fictional space news story for her latest novel, I was happy to pitch in. It turns out painting Tom Sawyer’s picket fence is pretty fun. By John ...

“Critical Mass” traces the construction of a huge space station just beyond the moon. (Illustration for Dutton / Penguin Random House) If Jeff Bezos needs a blueprint for building a space station ...

As the name suggests, science-fiction movies are just that – fiction. Unfortunately, that sometimes means the science is too. Rhett Allain examines some concepts that sci-fi movies regularly get wrong ...

Want to know who's considered the world's first sci-fi author? Or exactly how did American science fiction begin? Perhaps what sci-fi novel is the all-time best-seller? A new book, "The History of ...

How does the Endurance from 'Interstellar' compare with these other fictional spacecraft? By Graeme McMillan Interstellar Art - H 2014 But where does the Endurance’s ability to travel through ...