Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts...

Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by concern for scientific accuracy and logic. The term was first used in print in 1957...

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to science fiction: Science fiction – a genre of fiction dealing with the impact...

Analog Science Fiction and Fact is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled Astounding Stories...

Science fiction (or sci-fi) is a film genre that uses speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream...

Materials science in science fiction is the study of how materials science is portrayed in works of science fiction. The accuracy of the materials science portrayed...

voyaging: 217, 220 ) is a science fiction theme that has captivated the public and is almost archetypal for science fiction. Space travel, interplanetary...

The Science in Science Fiction is a book by David Langford, Peter Nicholls and Brian Stableford published in 1982. The book is divided into twelve chapters...

First contact is a common theme in science fiction about the first meeting between humans and extraterrestrial life, or of any sentient species' first...

The literary genre of science fiction is diverse, and its exact definition remains a contested question among both scholars and devotees. This lack of...

The following is a list of articles about recurring themes in science fiction. First contact with aliens Artificial intelligence Machine rule/Cybernetic...

been satirical in nature. From the late 1800s onwards, science fiction has successively focused largely on the themes of life on the Moon, first Moon...

Social science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction, usually (but not necessarily) soft science fiction, concerned less with technology or space opera...

Science fiction first appeared in television programming in the late 1930s, during what is called the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and...

critique the dominant culture. Some of the most notable feminist science fiction works have illustrated these themes using utopias to explore a society in which...

Soft science fiction, or soft SF, is a category of science fiction with two different definitions, in contrast to hard science fiction. It explores the "soft"...

science fiction magazine is a publication that offers primarily science fiction, either in a hard-copy periodical format or on the Internet. Science fiction...

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (SFE) is an English language reference work on science fiction, first published in 1979. It has won the Hugo, Locus...

Asimov's Science Fiction is an American science fiction magazine edited by Sheila Williams and published by Dell Magazines, which is owned by Penny Press...

Military science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction and military fiction that depicts the use of science fiction technology, including spaceships...

Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community or fandom of people interested in science fiction in contact with one another based upon that interest...

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (usually referred to as F&SF) is a U.S. fantasy and science-fiction magazine, first published in 1949 by Mystery...

Science fiction comedy (sci-fi comedy) or comic science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy that exploits the science fiction...

recurring feature in science fiction. In some cases, weapons first introduced in science fiction have been made a reality; other science-fiction weapons remain...

Science Fiction World (Sci-Fi World; SFW) (Chinese: 科幻世界, Kehuan Shijie), begun in 1979, is a monthly science fiction magazine published in the People's...

and comic books focusing on science fiction became increasingly common during the early 1930s in newspapers published in the United States. They have since...

The post-apocalyptic Western and steampunk Western fall within this subgenre.: 2  Since the characteristic elements of science fiction can occur in any...

Technology in science fiction is a crucial aspect of the genre. As science fiction emerged during the era of Industrial Revolution, the increased presence...

The New Wave was a science fiction style of the 1960s and 1970s, characterized by a great degree of experimentation with the form and content of stories...

holds true of science fiction, despite perceptions to the contrary. Works that focus specifically on Earth may do so holistically, treating the planet as...