Good morning space-people! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☕️" title="Hot beverage" aria-label="Emoji: Hot beverage"> I thought I& #39;d kick off today with a fun thread: space science fiction! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👽" title="Extraterrestrial alien" aria-label="Emoji: Extraterrestrial alien">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛸" title="Flying saucer" aria-label="Emoji: Flying saucer">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌌" title="Milky Way" aria-label="Emoji: Milky Way"> I& #39;ll post some of my own favourites (including some movies which I think are underrated) but I would love to hear- what are your favourite sci-fi movies/tv shows/ books https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😀" title="Grinning face" aria-label="Emoji: Grinning face">?

Okay so I have to start with my current favourite- & #39;The Expanse& #39; @ExpanseOnPrime! (Both the tv series & the books- https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📚" title="Books" aria-label="Emoji: Books"> @JamesSACorey, @AbrahamHanover). I LOVE this series for the amazing characters & the portrayal of human struggles & inequalities as we expand into space https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌌" title="Milky Way" aria-label="Emoji: Milky Way">

Naturally as a Mars person, I love the https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📕" title="Closed book" aria-label="Emoji: Closed book"> + the https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📽️" title="Film projector" aria-label="Emoji: Film projector"> of & #39;The Martian& #39;!! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔴" title="Red circle" aria-label="Emoji: Red circle">. To me, it& #39;s a warm, funny, & #39;realistic& #39; (ish https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😉" title="Winking face" aria-label="Emoji: Winking face">) look at what a real humans-to-Mars programme might look like, + problem-solving when that goes wrong "I& #39;m going to have to science the sh*t out of this."

One of my favourite movies ever is & #39;Sunshine& #39;. It sometimes gets a bad review, & I understand criticisms of the latter 3rd, but I personally https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart"> it. It portrays an international crew on a spaceship & explores the psychological aspects of space travel (+ has a great score https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎶" title="Multiple musical notes" aria-label="Emoji: Multiple musical notes">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎼" title="Musical score" aria-label="Emoji: Musical score">).

I really love ‘Passengers’ https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌌" title="Milky Way" aria-label="Emoji: Milky Way">. Yes, I guess it’s very much Hollywood-does-space, but I like the exploration of what it would mean to be alone on an interstellar voyage across space- how that would feel, the decisions you& #39;d make. Also, the shots of the spaceship are amazing! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌠" title="Shooting star" aria-label="Emoji: Shooting star">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚀" title="Rocket" aria-label="Emoji: Rocket">

So I haven& #39;t seen it in years, but I really liked & #39;Pandorum& #39;! This is sci-fi horror, but again the reason I like it is because it gets into the psychological effects of space travel. (It was originally set to have a prequel + sequel, but unfortunately that never happened https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😞" title="Disappointed face" aria-label="Emoji: Disappointed face">) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌌" title="Milky Way" aria-label="Emoji: Milky Way">

Finally, I’ll end with two classics. First, the & #39;Alien& #39; movies! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👽" title="Extraterrestrial alien" aria-label="Emoji: Extraterrestrial alien"> in particular the 2nd movie (& #39;Aliens& #39;), but they& #39;re all great. I love the character of Ellen Ripley https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪" title="Flexed biceps" aria-label="Emoji: Flexed biceps">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👩‍🚀" title="Woman astronaut" aria-label="Emoji: Woman astronaut">

And lastly, & #39;Contact& #39;! I both read the book and watched the film for the first time within the past year, and they& #39;re both excellent in their own way (there are some significant differences between the two) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📡" title="Satellite antenna" aria-label="Emoji: Satellite antenna">

I personally think this last one is science fiction (and by extension, science) at its best: international cooperation, the ‘unknown’, & what that means for us as humans. So tldr; in this thread I& #39;ve listed some of my favourite sci-fi films/TV. I& #39;d love to hear yours https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😄" title="Smiling face with open mouth and smiling eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth and smiling eyes">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌌" title="Milky Way" aria-label="Emoji: Milky Way">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚀" title="Rocket" aria-label="Emoji: Rocket">