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Star Trek started a golden age of science fiction in the second half of the 20th Century, alongside Star Wars, which mixed science fiction with tropes from mythological stories, such as the journey of the hero, the dichotomy of good and evil, and redemption. Alien, a film about an alien that attacks a group of astronauts, was released in 1979 ...
This is a list of fictional galactic communities who are space-faring, in contact with one or more space-faring civilizations or are part of a larger government, coalition, republic, organization or alliance of two or more separate space-faring civilizations.
List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens; List of Star Trek aliens; List of Star Wars creatures; Lists of Star Wars species: A–E, F–J, K–O, P–T, U–Z; Species of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Games Machine, a vastly powerful computer that plays a major role in A. E. van Vogt's The World of Null-A (serialized in Astounding Science Fiction in 1945) The Brain, a supercomputer with a childish, human-like personality appearing in the short story "Escape!" by Isaac Asimov (1945)
An alien lands on Earth with an ultimatum: Learn to live in peace or be destroyed as a menace to other planets. The 2008 remake updates the anti-nuclear war message from the Cold War era to better ...
Ultimately, it is revealed that the protomolecule was created by a powerful alien civilization billions of years ago, with the goal of assimilating enough biomass to allow the protomolecule to become a massive ring structure that can be used as a wormhole. Pyrholidon Disco Elysium: A radiation sickness treatment with psychedelic side-effects.
Writer H.G. Wells' impact on science fiction is undeniable, and all classic film buffs (be they sci-fi nerds or romance lovers) should be sure to add this to their movie list.. This 1953 classic ...
Several fictional universes exist in science fiction that serve as backstage for novels, short stories, motion pictures and games. This list includes: The Æon Flux universe by Peter Chung; The Alien Nation universe by Rockne S. O'Bannon; The Alliance-Union universe by C. J. Cherryh; The Avatar Universe by James Cameron