While they might seem like pure science fiction, space habitats have been treated as a serious subject of study by academics for a long time. Back in 1975, NASA’s Ames Research Center and Stanford ...

In 50-odd science fiction magazines, space travel is a favorite theme. Eight comic strips and at least two TV programs are flying through space. “Scientific” space books are brisk sellers.

Across the U.S., a superior science-fiction movie called 2001: A Space Odyssey is playing to packed houses. An engrossing novel expanded from the movie's screenplay and a new nonfiction book ...

This August, the magazine published its first issue, “The Great Reversal.” “The entirety of Cortex is a big thought experiment,” said Feng, who now serves as Cortex’s editor-in-chief. Feng’s interest ...