Scientists recently announced they had found potential signs of life on a planet 124 light years from Earth. While the bold claim has been challenged, the mere prospect is enough to inflame a ...

Westbury Arts launched into the cosmos on Sunday, Oct. 5, for a science fiction art show, curated by one of the community’s very own artists. The exhibition at 255 Schenck Ave. featured 20 guest ...

The early 1960s was a period of great excitement. Space travel had moved from the theoretical to actuality with President Kennedy’s promise to land on the moon by the end of the decade. Randall Ensley ...

We are currently living through an unprecedented rise in the popularity of science fiction over the past couple of years. From new releases from established names such as Star Wars to the rise of ...

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Ever wonder just how much real science is in your favorite science-fiction films? Thanks to the Denver Film Society and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science — who are teaming up for their fourth ...

It takes a lot of energy to perceive the world, and evolution favors energy efficiency. As a result, the human brain does a terrific job of learning to filter things out. We lose the details of our ...

More than 50 years before ChatGPT could tell you what to cook for dinner, a 1968 science fiction film was shaping how we think about machines that talk to us. In 2001: A Space Odyssey, a Jupiter-bound ...