majority of fiction is set on or features the Earth, as the only planet home to humans or known to have life. This also holds true of science fiction, despite...

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

space invasion is a common feature in science fiction stories and films, in which extraterrestrial lifeforms invade Earth to exterminate and supplant human...

guide to science fiction: Science fiction – a genre of fiction dealing with the impact of imagined innovations in science or technology, often in a futuristic...

themes in science fiction. First contact with aliens Artificial intelligence Machine rule/Cybernetic revolt/AI takeover Extraterrestrials in fiction End...

Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction in which the Earth's (or another planet's) civilization is collapsing or has...

is a 2008 novel by the Chinese science fiction author Liu Cixin. It is the first novel in the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy. The series portrays...

originate on Earth. The word extraterrestrial means "outside Earth". Extraterrestrials are a common theme in modern science-fiction, and also appeared in much...

pastoral literature. Since it is a subgenre of science fiction, authors may set stories either on Earth or another habitable planet or moon, sometimes...

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

works depicting lunar voyages has been satirical in nature. From the late 1800s onwards, science fiction has successively focused largely on the themes...

an alien invasion of Earth by sinister Martians, was published in 1897 and went on to have a major influence on the science fiction genre. Life on Mars...

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

Mundane science fiction (MSF) is a niche literary movement within science fiction that developed in the early 2000s, with principles codified by the "Mundane...

Science fiction films This is a list of science fiction films organized chronologically. These films have been released to a cinema audience by the commercial...

Travelling to the Earth's center is a popular theme in science fiction. Some subterranean fiction involves traveling to the Earth's center and finding...

been used as a setting in many works, usually but not limited to the genre of science fiction. It has become increasingly common in works from the 18th century...

effect. Comic science fiction often mocks or satirizes standard science fiction conventions, concepts and tropes – such as alien invasion of Earth, interstellar...

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

frequently used in science fiction or related genres. Such elements may include depictions of realistic sexual interactions in a science fictional setting...

Airbender (season 2) or Earth Earth, a character in Konjiki no Gash Bell! Earth in science fiction Earth (board game), a 2023 board game Earth Day, annual international...

down-to-Earth reality. George Slusser suggests that "science fiction travel since World War II has mirrored the United States space program: anticipation in the...

Subterranean fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction, science fiction, or fantasy which focuses on fictional underground settings, sometimes at the...

The Day the Earth Stood Still (working titles: Farewell to the Master and Journey to the World) is a 1951 American science fiction film from 20th Century...

significantly from Earth. Earth-like planets have become less common in fiction following the first detection of an exoplanet around a Sun-like star in 1995, reflecting...

The Wandering Earth is a science fiction novella by Chinese writer Cixin Liu. The novella focuses on humanity's efforts to move the Earth in order to avoid...

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

In science fiction and fantasy literatures, the term insectoid ("insect-like") denotes any fantastical fictional creature sharing physical or other traits...

(The) Last Man on Earth may refer to: Last Man on Earth (book), science fiction anthology edited by Isaac Asimov Last Man on Earth (album), a 2001 album...

destruction of the Earth. According to science fiction scholar Brian Stableford, writing in the 2006 work Science Fact and Science Fiction: An Encyclopedia...