Starman and Tesla Roadster Have Shot Past Mars, SpaceX Says
SpaceX’s Starman and cherry red Tesla Roadster have traveled beyond Mars. SpaceX shared a diagram of the car once…
10 Science Fictional Bars We'd Like to Visit
In science fiction, everybody's always running and flying and questing, and time is always running out. So that makes…
How "the drunkard's walk" changed physics
Brownian motion was one of the many things explained by Einstein. It's the seemingly random 'jiggling' of particles…
10 Real Dramatic Works That Should Be Performed in Scifi Languages
We've all heard of The Klingon Hamlet, a real book that contains a Klingon translation of the text side-by-side with…
New app turns your iPad into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Finally, a reason to own an iPad. They've created an app that lets you access the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,…
Finally Revealed: The 100 Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, According to NPR's Readers
When NPR revealed its list of finalists for its "Top 100 Science-Fiction and Fantasy Books" survey, we were struck by…
The electric ghost of Douglas Adams haunts your screen
Recreating Douglas Adams' unique, bizarre humor is like catching cosmic rays in a bottle — messy, breathless, and…
Vancouver knows where its towel is, as the whole city reads Douglas Adams
Yesterday was 42-day, the day when we ponder the meaning of Life, The Universe, and Everything. But Vancouver is still…
Sci Fi Foods We Wish Actually Existed
Sometimes, the strange foods in speculative fiction can make your mouth water. These delicious, fantastical items seem…
30 Characters Who Survived Their Planet's Destruction
It's the ultimate loss - the destruction of your entire planet, and science fiction is full of characters who have had…
Our Alien Origins: 21 Panspermia Tales
Planet Earth might be home sweet home, but is it really humanity's birthplace? We explore science fiction stories where…
What Kind Of Alien Invasion Are We Hoping For?
Click to viewIf there's one thing that science fiction has taught us, it's that it's almost a certainty that Earth will…
The Secret Interior of a Vogon Captain's Quarters
The other day we told you about the artwork created specifically for an online version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the…
Inside the Heart of Gold That You Never Saw
If you haven't seen the BBC television version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, then you need to get off your…
Forget Warp Speed, Try One Of These Alternative FTL Ideas
In Star Wars and Star Trek, the main way to get around the galaxy is to use warp speed or flip on your hyperdrive,…
Now You're Cooking With Tachyons: The Best Scifi Kitchen Gadgets
According to 1950s newsreels, the wonders of our age are supposed to include a dream kitchen that uses ultrasonic waves…
The Cursor Is Your Friend In Scifi Text Adventure Games
Before video games were blasting you into 80 billion megapixels with enough raw processing power to send a human to…
Scifi That's Actually Funny — On Purpose
Audiences have been laughing at science fiction since it was conceived, but usually for all the wrong reasons. It…