Hard science fiction thrives in the anime medium, resulting in many rewatchable masterpieces.

Hard sci-fi movies like The Martian and Gattaca do the most with their fascinating premises, thanks to a clever, well-written ...

The unexpected renaissance of the hard science-fiction movie is one of several trends from the decade that surprise us, even though we should have seen it coming. In the 2010s, multiplex attendees ...

The hard science fiction genre takes alluring storytelling and combines it with a genuine respect for scientific principles, granting it a unique place in the world of cinema. Unlike traditional ...

Time travel, extraterrestrial life forms, and highly advanced technology are just a few familiar concepts in the science-fiction genre, and with few to no boundaries, the genre has branched out over ...

There are very few “good” hard science-fiction anime out there, but Planetes is definitely one of them, albeit one wrapped in a warm, cosy blanket of comedy. Set in 2075, Planetes deals with the ...

Hard science and soft science are colloquial terms used to compare scientific fields on the basis of perceived methodological rigor, exactitude, and objectivity. Roughly speaking, the natural sciences ...

Alastair Reynolds has a PhD in astronomy and has a background in space science — but the Terminal World author doesn’t like to use the term “hard science fiction” to describe his work. Talking to ...