Star Trek's iconic warp drive, once pure science fiction, is now inspiring real-world astrophysicists. Scientists are developing theoretical models t ...

If traveling into the past is possible, one way to do it might be sending people through tunnels in space. by raggio5 via Pixabay Have you ever dreamed of traveling through time, like characters do in ...

This Star Trek concept ignited a dream that humans could one day travel faster than the speed of light. Now physicists are ...

There once was a dream of cities in space — vast cylindrical habitats, self-sufficient and populated by millions who would ...

There’s a pervasive idea in science fiction that the stars themselves could power our adventures among the stars. In Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Count Dooku flies away on a Solar Sailer, while ...

By filling our minds with loyal droids and wise computers, has sci-fi set us up to misunderstand the messy truth of AI?

Ramesh Nathan told investors his Bay Area spacecraft company had seven offices around the world, employed more than 15,000 people, and generated $30 billion in profit in a single quarter. But, ...

Science fiction isn't just about explosions in space or aliens that look suspiciously human – it's about ideas. The best ...

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