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An extraterrestrial or alien is a lifeform that did not originate on Earth. The word extraterrestrial means 'outside Earth'. Extraterrestrials are a common theme in modern science-fiction, and also appeared in much earlier works such as the second-century parody True History [1] by Lucian of Samosata.
Apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural phenomena, divine judgment, climate change, resource depletion or some other general disaster.
The Physics and Astronomy of Science Fiction: Understanding Interstellar Travel, Teleportation, Time Travel, Alien Life and Other Genre Fixtures. McFarland. pp. 57– 60. ISBN 978-0-7864-7053-2. Bly, Robert W. (2005). "Asteroids Colliding with the Earth". The Science in Science Fiction: 83 SF Predictions That Became Scientific Reality.
"The Cold Equations" is a science fiction short story by American writer Tom Godwin (1915–1980), first published in Astounding Magazine in August 1954. In 1970, the Science Fiction Writers of America selected it as one of the best science-fiction short stories published before 1965, and it was therefore included in The Science Fiction Hall of ...
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction: 1955 Drode's Equations: Richard Grant: The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF: 1981 Dulcie and Decorum: Damon Knight: Galaxy Science Fiction: 1955 Dune short stories: Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson: The Road to Dune: 2005 E for Effort: T. L. Sherred: Analog Science Fiction ...
In "For a Foggy Night", another many-worlds story, a math professor crosses the street from his hotel through a dense fog to go to a bar. There he has a conversation with a stranger who tells him that the fog results from the collision of many universes and the probability that something like the fuzzy objects exist in a preponderance of the ...
Linguistics has an intrinsic connection to science fiction stories given the nature of the genre and its frequent use of alien settings and cultures. As mentioned in Aliens and Linguists: Language Study and Science Fiction [1] by Walter E. Meyers, science fiction is almost always concerned with the idea of communication, [2] such as communication with aliens and machines, or communication ...
Katakana: ヒヒイロカネ or kanji: 緋々色金 It is a red-orange fantasy metal that is common in Japanese fiction. Hyperium: Giants: One of three stable transuranic elements predicted by the new science of nucleonics in James P. Hogan's Giants series. Not naturally occurring outside of neutron stars, but trace amounts are created in the ...