Edward Ashton discusses his new sci-fi novel headed for Hollywood, ‘Mickey7’ (exclusive)

Existential themes of identity and immortality are carefully explored in Edward Ashton’s engaging new sci-fi novel “Mickey7” (St. Martin’s Press, 2022), a witty book filled with a refreshing dose of clever humor and old-fashioned planetary adventure. Billed as “The Martian” meets “Multiplicity” (with a touch of Duncan Jones’ “Moon“), “Mickey7” introduces readers to an Expendable … Read more

Herzog doc ‘Last Exit: Space’ examines our future off Earth (exclusive trailer sneak peek)

“From time immemorial, we humans have looked up at the night sky, marveling at billions of tiny specks. Settling on distant planets was once the domain of poets and dreamers, but with every leap in technology we come closer to realizing their dreams.” Those words, spoken by famed German director Werner Herzog, kick off the … Read more

Climb aboard a haunted spaceship in S.A. Barnes’ new sci-fi horror novel ‘Dead Silence’ (exclusive)

There’s just something about abandoned, derelict spaceships drifting in outer space that makes our skin crawl in the best possible way.  Video games like “Dead Space” and Hollywood films such as “Event Horizon” have reinforced the popular “haunted house in space” horror hybrid theme to create an alluring sub-genre that spans across all arenas of … Read more

Exclusive: The Sturm strike back in John Birmingham’s brash sci-fi sequel, ‘The Shattered Skies’

Feeling lonely after devouring “Leviathan Falls,” the final book in “The Expanse” series of space opera novels by Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham (writing as James S.A. Corey) that dropped this past November? Help is on the way! Acolytes of riveting military sci-fi combat should flock to “The Shattered Skies” (Del Rey, 2022), Australian author … Read more

Former astronaut Mae Jemison drops by ‘Sesame Street’ on Thursday (exclusive sneak peek video)

The “Sesame Street” friends got a pretty good guide to lead them on their latest space adventure. Former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison guest stars on the latest episode of “Sesame Street,” which airs Thursday (Jan. 27) on HBO Max.  She appears in an 11-minute clip that also features “Sesame Street” residents Elmo, Cookie Monster and Abby … Read more

Climate scientist and Netflix ‘Don’t Look Up’ director talk comet metaphors and global warming (exclusive)

The creator of Netflix’s popular satire-comedy movie “Don’t Look Up” recently spoke with a climate scientist about how the movie contributes to the conversation about global warming. The interview, exclusively released to Space.com, is a 24-minute audio conversation between filmmaker Adam McKay and Kate Marvel, an associate research scientist at both Columbia University and the … Read more

An exclusive 1st look at ‘Star Trek: Discovery – The Book of Grudge’ from Hero Collector

Those talented folk at Hero Collector — the same people who make all those incredible models (and accompanying books) of sci-fi spacecraft — have launched a truly unique book; an extremely colorful and entertaining work based on Grudge the cat’s enlightening perspective of all things USS Discovery. “Star Trek: Discovery – The Book of Grudge” will be … Read more

Watch an exclusive sneak peek at ‘The Expanse’ Season 6 Episode 3 (video)

If you’re not already watching “The Expanse” on Amazon Prime Video right now, go and do so immediately.  Space.com has exclusively been given a clip from the next episode entitled “Force Projection” that will air at midnight PST on Friday (Dec. 24). In the clip, we see a tender moment behind Holden and Naomi that … Read more

Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck on sticking the landing for final ‘The Expanse’ novel, ‘Leviathan Falls’ (exclusive)

The end of a beloved novel series is always a melancholy occasion, and so it is with the ninth and final entry for authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck’s (under the pen name James S.A. Corey) multi-layered military space opera, “The Expanse.”  After ten years of intense research, plot construction, worldbuilding, and character development, the … Read more

James Cameron recounts 50 years of cinematic art in lavish ‘Tech Noir’ book (exclusive)

As one of the preeminent filmmakers of our generation, screenwriter/director James Cameron has taken us into the nightmare world of killer cyborgs in “Terminator,” on a bug hunt to LV-426 in “Aliens,” aboard the doomed ocean liner for “Titanic” and to the exotic planet of Pandora in “Avatar.” But few people are aware of his … Read more