The Space Sci-Fi Sanctuary

If you’ve ever dreamt of standing on the edge of a frozen moon, watching a gas giant crest the horizon while your ship hums with the promise of recursive loops through the stars, 2026 is officially your year. After years of anticipation and a fair share of console-exclusivity debates, Bethesda’s Starfield has finally made the jump to lightspeed on the PlayStation 5.

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the words "Star Wars" on a cinema marquee meant something seismic. After a seven-year absence from the big screen, that seismic moment is almost upon us again. Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu arrives in theatres on 22 May 2026 — and for some space sci-fi fans, it could be the cinematic event of the year.

Set in UC 0105, twelve years after the legendary events of Char’s Counterattack, The Sorcery of Nymph Circe picks up the torch from the 2021 hit film and Yoshiyuki Tomino’s original novel series. Hathaway Noa—son of Bright Noa and haunted by the ghosts of war—now leads the anti-Federation resistance MAFTY under the alias Mafty Navue Erin.

You play as a cybernetic “Runner” on the lost colony world of Tau Ceti IV, scavenging for loot and secrets while facing off against rival players, AI threats, and the enigmatic UESC Marathon ghost ship in orbit.

The spice flows once more! Today, Warner Bros. and Legendary dropped the first official teaser trailer for Dune: Part Three, and it’s already sending shockwaves through the space sci-fi community.

Spacewalks are the ultimate high-wire act—one wrong move and it’s oblivion. In both reality and space sci-fi, the EVA (Extravehicular Activity) suit is the only thing standing between an astronaut and the void. But these suits are more than just survival gear; they’re symbols of human ingenuity, resilience, and our relentless drive to explore.

What if the future of space sci-fi wasn’t about conquering planets, but about building them—and deciding who gets to call them home? This week, Scinexic spotlights The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz, a dazzling, multi-generational saga that asks what it means to create a world from scratch, and who gets to shape its destiny.

Set in an alternate 1970s where the USSR beats America to the Moon, Star City unfolds inside the real Soviet cosmonaut training centre outside Moscow. But this isn’t a celebration of technological triumph. Instead, it’s a paranoid thriller that explores how surveillance and fear became the invisible fuel of scientific advancement.