May 2025
Mythologies of Outer Space - A new perspective on the final frontier
... a precedent for later Western colonial expansion into space Chris Pak’s Terraforming and Analogy in Science Fiction explores how speculative fiction has long engaged with the ethics of transforming alien worlds. He traces the origins of terraforming...
April 2021
Satellite servicing comes of age
... and the in-orbit assembly of new facilities. As with many other aspects of space development, science fiction got there first; but eventually science fiction becomes engineering fact, as SpaceLogistics has proved with MEV-1. Acknowledgment The RSGS...
October 2020
Learning from alternative universes
An alternative universe is a concept that blurs the line between science and fiction. For science fiction fans and writers, these universes are theoretical constructs that allow for a multitude of scenarios where the ...
September 2017
Science searches for cosmic company
Aliens have been a common fixture in science fiction since the Second World War when the ..., but in no way disturbing. The public had been conditioned by endless science-fiction stories to expect that the red planet may once have hosted life. This...
March 2016
Multi-planet Civilizations in Popular Culture
... on which most of us like to dwell, the issue of humanity’s ultimate survival is, in one way or another, given a nod by most science fiction that deals with the topic of multi-planet civilizations. The Star Trek franchise essentially sprung from...
March 2016
Space for art
..., such as false imaging of astronomical data, to the presentation of fantastic, futuristic ideas in the form of science fiction. The artistic presentation of science is powerful for both the scientist and the general public alike. For the broader...
