September 14, 2010 – Military action has provided fodder for science fiction since the birth of the genre. But just what is military science fiction? Defining the Violence Military science fiction is a term that applies to anything science fiction that depicts some element of the armed forces. More »

June 2, 2010 – Set in a climate-changed future, Ship Breaker is the first young adult novel from Windup Girl author Paolo Bacigalupi. It's about a boy who scavenges abandoned tankers for cash, struggling to survive in a world of indentured servitude and bioengineering. The age of cheap energy has ended, and the... More »

April 15, 2010 – Earlier today, President Obama spoke at the Kennedy Space Center, outlining the future of the US space program, including a $6 billion budget increase and plans to go to Mars. More »

March 17, 2010 – Glen Cook's Shadowline (Night Shade) is a rich drama set against the backdrop of space, following three story lines that come to a violent clash, with political intrigue, family grudges and space combat wrapped up in to a solid story. Looking over a number of bookshelves, I've found it interesting... More »

March 4, 2010 – Futuristic militaries are a staple in science fiction. With their powered armor and laser guns, military science fiction novels are among the most exciting reads out there. More »

December 11, 2009 – Stargate Universe may seem to be a gritty show about solving the nigh-insoluble and surviving on the ragged edge of the cosmos — but it's actually evolved into a series of lessons for the business world. "I have faith in our ability to repair this ship, and to work together." - Dr. More »

November 11, 2009 – This week marks the twenty-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, an event which helped end the Cold War. It ushered in the end of an era for science fiction, too. More »

May 19, 2009 – Meet Ida, the 47 million year old fossil who may represent one of our earliest known ancestors. She's probably the most complete primate fossil ever discovered, and she explains where humans (and lemurs) come from. Hailing from the Middle Eocene (about 47 million years ago), this discovery will... More »

May 11, 2009 – Later today, Space Shuttle Atlantis will be lifting off from Florida for the last ever servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Today's mission also marks the 30th mission for the Orbiter, which first launched in October of 1985 with STS-51-J. The primary mission will be to install new... More »

May 7, 2009 – Stories of valiant spacefarers are making a comeback in science-fiction publishing, while space-war novels still have a healthy niche. Both space opera and military science fiction share similar icons, so why are they considered separate? Space opera is best described as a genre of science... More »

May 6, 2009 – As the world ends, who'll provide the soundtrack for the final moments? In all likelihood, apocalyptic British folk band We'll Write, whose music video includes a giant robot taking over the world. We'll Write hails from London, and they start off their biography by noting that oil is vanishing,... More »

May 1, 2009 – Today is the 12th Annual Space Day, an event that's jointly hosted by NASA and Lockheed Martin, held each year on the first of May. This year's theme is titled : More »

April 29, 2009 – Uranium was considered a useless material until very recently in human history, when it quite literally exploded into the public consciousness. Tom Zoellner's engaging new book Uranium reveals how this once-humble element transformed human civilization. Zoellner has put together a fun and... More »

April 17, 2009 – 39 years ago today, the world let loose a collective sigh of relief, as the Apollo 13 Odyssey Command Module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. This followed a tense week, as the world watched after an on-board explosion nearly cost the lives of astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise... More »

April 16, 2009 – Those were the words of Charlie Duke, the Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 16, which launched 37 years ago today. This was the tenth manned Apollo mission, and the fifth mission to land on the moon, bringing Astronauts John Young and Charlie Duke. More »

April 15, 2009 – The RMS Titanic sank almost a century ago, but it's still sailing through the imaginations of science-fiction writers and artists. Here are 10 Titanic tales, including Douglas Adams, More »

April 14, 2009 – It might take two space shuttles to complete NASA's next mission: making final repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope, and ensuring our supply of space porn. NASA announced that Space Shuttle Endeavour was being moved to the launch pad in preperation for the Hubble repair mission. More »

April 13, 2009 – After 33 years, the Science Fiction magazine giant Starlog will cease publication, moving from a print format to an online one due to the stresses of the economy. However, in the announcement of this change, the magazine made sure to stress that the end of the print version would be only temporary,... More »

April 6, 2009 – As the current Middle East conflict continues on, futuristic military systems might be further away because of a new enemy: congressional budgets. Earlier today, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced sweeping changes to the United States defense budget, putting the Pentagon on a track to mount... More »

April 1, 2009 – What does the Pentagon think about a possible robot uprising? Is Star Trek's view of combat realistic? We asked P.W. Singer, senior fellow at the Brookings Institute and author of Wired for War. Earlier this month, we reviewed P.W. More »