Exploring the many ways space, space travels, and extraterrestrial life are depicted in film, TV, literature, anime, comics, and technology.

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The outer galaxy has fascinated television viewers for decades. The <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-exciting-sci-fi-tv-shows/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best space TV shows</a> feature out-of-this-world storylines, extraterrestrial beings, and scientific humanoids. This list of the greatest TV shows about outer space includes everything from Star Trek: The Original Series to Battlestar Galactica to Firefly and is ranked from best to worst by your votes.

What shows will you find on this list of the best TV shows set in space? Since it first premiered in 1963, Doctor Who has become a staple of British - and global - television. The regenerating Time Lord explores space and time from his distinctive blue ship, the TARDIS.&nbsp;The lead characters of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 are trapped in a spaceship and forced to watch B movies as their captor attempts to take over the world. Other good <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/current-tv-shows-about-space/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">TV shows about space</a> include Babylon 5, Lost in Space, and Farscape. Next to those classics and are <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/current-tv-shows-about-space/ranker-tv" target="_blank">newer TV shows set in space</a>, such as The Mandalorian, For All Mankind, and Space Force.

Which space TV show do you think is the best? Vote up the best TV shows set in space and see where your favorite out-of-this-world series rank.

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Appearing in cycles, depending on its location relative to our own planet, Mars is often one of the brightest objects in the night sky. As such, it has long fascinated astronomers, stargazers, and <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-science-fiction-authors-v1?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">science fiction writers</a>. In the 1950s, when <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-alien-invasion-movies-list/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">alien invasion movies</a> were big business, Mars was the default place to have your bug-eyed monsters come from, to such an extent that &quot;Martian&quot; became a catch-all term for just about any alien.

As one of the closest planets to Earth, Mars was bound to be the setting for any number of science fiction films. Indeed, movies about trips to the red planet are almost as old as the artform of cinema itself. One of the earliest cinematic depictions of Mars comes in a four-minute short subject from 1910 called&nbsp;A Trip to Mars, which depicts a man using &quot;antigravity powder&quot; to fly to the red planet, where he encounters unfriendly Martians. Years later, we&#39;ve sent uncrewed flights to Mars&nbsp;and gotten a look at its surface thanks to rovers, but we&#39;re still making movies about what dangers might be waiting for us when we finally step onto the red planet for the first time...

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If you've ever been to Florida during hurricane season, you know how unforgiving the weather can be. So why do we launch rockets from Florida, a place that has a reputation for savage storms and inhospitable wildlife? The Kennedy Space Center, located in Cape Canaveral, is NASA's most active launch site in the United States. Even though the space shuttle program ended in 2011, NASA's&nbsp;flight programs continue to roll out&nbsp;rockets, and the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/nasa-2020-mars-rover/jacob-shelton?ref=browse_carousel&amp;l=2&amp;pos=4" target="_blank">exciting new Mars Rover</a> is scheduled to <a href="https://phys.org/news/2016-08-nasa-awards-mars-rover-mission.html#nRlv" target="_blank">launch aboard a rocket from&nbsp;Cape Canaveral</a> in 2020.&nbsp;But why is NASA in Florida, and how did they choose that location in the first place?As it turns out, there are actually lots of very good reasons to for NASA to launch their rockets from the sandy coasts of Florida. Despite all the hurricanes, it is still the best location in the country to launch a rocket into orbit. Economic incentives, unique geography, and nearby government installations&nbsp;come together to help the Space Coast live up to its name.&nbsp;That's why companies like SpaceX&nbsp;and Boeing are flocking to the sunshine state&nbsp;in order to take advantage of the existing infrastructure and make their marks on the stars above.

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The solar system is a vast, amazing place. From our Goldilocks-zone planet of Earth we've been able to observe and learn quite a lot about our solar neighborhood. Most of that knowledge has come from high tech probes and telescopes, letting us peek at the other celestial bodies that make up our solar system. Getting there in person has proved a considerable challenge for our tenacious drive to explore. The whole solar system is hundreds of millions of kilometers of space, inhabited by objects that make up an infinitesimal fraction of that volume. And even if you could live long enough to make the voyage, these places aren't exactly hospitable, with all manners of intolerable cold, heat or toxicity. But let's just assume we all had a TARDIS or something. What cool things in the solar system could you visit? What outer space tourist sites would be your favorite destinations in an age of space tourism? Once you've considered this important question, why not rank your favorite <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-star-wars-planets/amylindorff">Star Wars planets</a> also?

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Saturn’s&nbsp;moon Titan has been the subject of innumerable science fiction works, including Kurt Vonnegut’s classic The Sirens of Titan and Philip K. Dick's The Game-Players of Titan. References to it show up in movies, on TV shows, and on rock albums. Titan might just be the most famous moon in the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/planets-in-the-solar-system/jtdesaulnier">solar system</a>. But why is Titan so cool? The short answer: because it's more like Earth than you might expect.Titan has fascinated star-gazers since it was <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/firsts-in-space/ranker-science">first discovered</a> by Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens in 1655. Huygens called the moon Saturni Luna, but it was later renamed by John Herschel for the Titans of Greek mythology.Despite its relatively early discovery, Titan stumped the scientific community over the next few hundred years.&nbsp;The moon’s hazy atmosphere&nbsp;made it difficult&nbsp;to discern many facts about Titan or unravel its enticing mysteries. More recently, however, thanks to visits by spacecraft like Cassini-Huygens,&nbsp;researchers are learning the exciting truth: Titan has many <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/pictures-of-earth-from-space/ashley-reign">Earth</a>-like qualities, including flowing liquids, organic compounds and, possibly even&nbsp;a prebiotic environment.There are plenty of extraordinary things you didn't know about Titan. The fact that it might one day be able to support life is just one of them.

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Prepare your psyche for some out-there space facts. Outer space can be considered an absolute horror show of unending blackness extraordinarily hostile to life. Simply put: there are a lot of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/weird-things-astronauts-saw-in-space/johnandrewl" target="_blank">weird things about space</a>. If you're the sort of person who likes to be intrigued, all you have to do is look up at the night sky and think about <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/earth-size-comparison/sammy-leary" target="_blank">the size of the Earth compared to the rest of the galaxy</a>, or anything on this list full of high-octane nightmare fuel. Of all of the creepy things about space and the universe, these may be the most unsettling. Enjoy?

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The Best Movies of the 1980s

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When it comes to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-space-movies/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">movies set in space</a>, the '80s was the decade of the sequel. As this 80s space movie list demonstrates, sometimes it pays to stick with what works. Four Star Trek sequels, two Star Wars sequels, one Alien sequel and, just for good measure, a sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey were all successful space movies from the 80's. What a great decade to be alive!But don’t worry if you think the 80's was completely without originality. Among the top 1980s space movies you’ll also find The Last Starfighter, Dune, Flash Gordon, and The Transformers: The Movie—which has spawned a few sequels of its own.So which do you prefer, Star Wars or Star Trek? Vote up your favorite space movies from the 80's, or add any that we might have missed.

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In 1997, NASA launched the Cassini-Huygens&nbsp;spacecraft to explore and photograph the mysterious planet Saturn. And 20 years later, NASA&nbsp;released high-resolution photos of exactly what the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/new-horizons-discoveries/stacie-hougland">unmanned spaceship was able to see</a>.&nbsp;

Researchers at NASA and the European Space Agency teamed up to design Cassini-Huygens in the 1980s. Named after astronomers Giovanni Cassini and Christiaan Huygens, the spacecraft was designed to not only photograph the planet, but also to collect data from it and its 62 moons. These latest photos came from Cassini-Huygens&#39;s&nbsp;final phase - called the Grand Finale - which started in April 2017. On September 15, 2017,&nbsp;Cassini&#39;s mission came to a close, and it burned&nbsp;up in Saturn&#39;s upper atmosphere.

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There are two main types of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-sci-fi-movies">science fiction films</a>. There are the films like Star Wars, which are rooted in fantasy and folklore, and don&rsquo;t care about <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/science-fiction-movie-plot-holes/oliverhanson">getting the scientific details correct</a>. Then, there are the films on this list, the filmmakers of which pay great attention to scientific detail, and aim to get as much of the science correct as humanly possible. Here are the most accurate sci-fi movies ever made.

Many of these movies take place in the future. If filmmakers want to make accurate sci-fi <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-space-movies/all-genre-movies-lists" target="_blank">movies about space</a>, like in Interstellar or Moon, they have to think about the likelihood of future technology. Interstellar is&nbsp;on this list not&nbsp;because anyone thinks that we will be able to travel through a wormhole in the near future in order to reach a distant habitable planet in order to save the human race. That&rsquo;s the fiction part of science fiction. It&#39;s on this list because the film&rsquo;s&nbsp;Gargantua black hole is considered the most realistic depiction of a black hole ever seen in the movies.

It is incredible to think about just how accurate some of the predictions are in these movies. From space exploration in film to accurate movie spaceships, writers and directors worked tirelessly to not just entertain us but to wow all the astrophysicists in the audience as well. Let us know what impresses you the most about accurate sci-fi films in the comments section below.

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"In space, no one can hear you scream." This infamous tagline kicked off the marketing campaign for&nbsp;Alien, arguably the best&nbsp;of all <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/scariest-movies-set-in-space/ranker-horror" target="_blank">horror movies set in space</a>.&nbsp;Alien's success&nbsp;generated&nbsp;a slew of imitators, some of which got imitators of their own. Despite this trend,&nbsp;Alien&nbsp;didn't invent horror <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-space-movies/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">films set in space</a>. That flick was already pulling from a deep well of other movies&nbsp;about astronauts encountering terrible things in the dark void of space.After all, space is the most inhospitable desert imaginable - a vast and trackless expanse of nothingness that takes years to traverse and in which humans can't survive for more than a few seconds without protection. That alone is&nbsp;pretty scary -&nbsp;throw in a monster or two, and you've got a recipe for big-screen chills. If you've already seen classics&nbsp;like&nbsp;Alien&nbsp;and&nbsp;older mainstays like&nbsp;Forbidden Planet, here are a few other horror movies set in space that will sate your hunger for cosmic terror.

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Halley’s Comet is one of the great celestial phenomenons that people actually get the chance to experience in their lifetime. The comet&nbsp;has been flying by the Earth for thousands of years, and during that time it’s taken on a kind of supernatural mystique. Many people believe&nbsp;the appearance of the comet is a <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/bad-omens-and-signs-you-are-going-to-die/amber-fua" target="_blank">portent of&nbsp;things to come</a>, but is Halley's Comet an omen? Does Halley's Comet’s orbit hold some kind of sway over how we live our lives, or is it just floating aimlessly through space like the rest of us? Because of the comet's wonky orbit, it's hard to know exactly when it's going to zoom through the night sky. Scholars have been able to narrow down its appearance to a very small window:&nbsp;Halley's Comet appears every 75 or 76 years, and it's held to this schedule since at least 1682. Prior its discovery by Edmund Halley, there are records of comets that are probably Halley's, as they fit into the accepted timeline.&nbsp;The last time the comet was visible was 1986, which means it won't swing around again until&nbsp;2061 or 2062.But is this why is Halley's Comet famous? Aside from the fact it’s one of the few short-period comets we can see from Earth, it’s also tied to a variety of important moments on Earth. Because it happened to appear at the same time as various wars and famines, people began to anticipate the next appearance from Halley's Comet as a destructive omen. <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/historical-theories-about-space/machk" target="_blank">Historical theories about space</a> are always fun. They offer insight into how the human mind works when the imagination runs wild, but they’re rarely accurate. The following facts about Halley’s Comet will cover some basic information, like the distance from Earth to Halley's Comet, and how you can see remains from the celestial object every year, but it's also worth exploring the paradigm shifting events that surround the comet's presence. Who knows what we can expect the next time it breaches our little corner of space?&nbsp;

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While <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/top-10-weirdest-things-sent-into-space/mark" target="_blank">floating through space</a> on the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/international-space-station-facts/mike-rothschild" target="_blank">International Space Station</a>, astronauts have a lot of time on their hands. Rather than hanging around all day and doing nothing,&nbsp;they fill their days conducting research on the ISS, some which&nbsp;seem like they could be inspired by a <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-mad-scientist-anime-characters/jonah-dorrance?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">cartoon mad scientist</a>. However, while some of their projects have&nbsp;the distinction of being futuristically bizarre, many also&nbsp;have&nbsp;far-reaching medical implications.

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There are always discoveries in space exploration. <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/creepy-space-facts/kellen-perry" target="_blank">What we know about space</a> today is leaps and bounds beyond what <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/modern-dinosaur-discoveries/stephanroget" target="_blank">you might have&nbsp;learned in school</a>. The space facts of your youth may no longer be accurate or could be a small part of a bigger story. New research has completely upended several of the most basic ideas: for example, the existence of&nbsp;nine planets is not a given&nbsp;(RIP Pluto), and Saturn&#39;s rings aren&#39;t as unique as previously believed.

Some modern finds inspire hope among astronomers, while other discoveries can prove confusing and raise&nbsp;more questions than answers. Here are the highlights in the exciting and ever-changing frontier that is space.&nbsp;

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It&#39;s easy to forget that Earth has neighbors. They generally keep to themselves, and don&#39;t seem to get any visitors. And yet, we&#39;ve all been circling the same sun for billions of years; we have that much in common, at least.

Learning some <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/planets-in-the-solar-system/jtdesaulnier" target="_blank">facts about planets</a> may pique your curiosity about Earth&#39;s extended family. You probably know Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system, that Saturn has rings, and that Pluto has been demoted from planet to &quot;dwarf planet.&quot; But, did you know Jupiter&#39;s Great Red Spot is super loud? That there&#39;s a giant hexagon on Saturn&#39;s north pole? Or that there&#39;s a dwarf planet in our solar system that&#39;s&nbsp;way&nbsp;closer to us than Pluto?

The following&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/weird-weather-in-space/cynthia-griffith" target="_blank">planet facts</a>&nbsp;include both our nearest neighbors and some incredible worlds far beyond our solar system.

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If ever you want a surefire way to calm your nerves on those days when life&#39;s problems seem all-encompassing, wait until nighttime rolls around and head outside for a nice peek up at the stars. When&#39;s the last time you were disappointed by looking at the sky? Or by looking at pictures of the Earth from space, even? We may never know all there is to know about space, about we can definitely admire, learn, and be inspired by checking out the view of Earth from space.&nbsp;

Sometimes in the process of juggling things like work, school, family, and friends, it&rsquo;s easy to forget how big the universe is and how small life&rsquo;s struggles really are in the grand scheme of things. That&rsquo;s why we&rsquo;ve put together this collection of stunning pictures of Earth from space, taken by NASA satellites and astronauts alike.&nbsp;Here you&rsquo;ll see Earth through the eyes of the stars as you check out aerial views of our planet from space.

Come on in and enjoy being part of a moment in history when it&rsquo;s not only possible for humans to explore space, but to bring back pictures for those of us who aren&rsquo;t quite ready to hop on the rocket. Now you&nbsp;can see the beauty of the Earth in a whole new light without so much as a trip to space camp. So without further ado, vote up the most amazing Earth pictures from space and let the Earth gazing begin!

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As it stands today, everyone has taken a selfie - even your grandma. And as cool as your grandma&rsquo;s selfies may be, they&rsquo;ll never stack up to the space selfies taken by astronauts or the Mars Rover. Astronaut selfies are particularly inspiring because they show not only the breadth of human exploration, but also that no matter how much of an egghead you are, everyone likes taking selifes. Even more to that point, the Mars Rover&nbsp;selfies are examples of mechanical and artistic beauty. Whether or not you&rsquo;re someone whose heartstrings are pulled whenever you watch movies like WALL-E, seeing a few rover selfies will make you believe that John F. Kennedy was on to something when he decided we should go to the moon.

Outer space selfies are some of the coolest photos you&rsquo;ll ever see. Not only are they awe-inspiring in their scope of the majesty of outer space, but they&rsquo;re also full of neat details. It&rsquo;s cool to see how NASA&rsquo;s patches and suits have changed over time, and it&rsquo;s interesting to note how astronauts need to find ways to alleviate boredom just like regular people. And thanks to the Mars Rover&rsquo;s selfies, we&rsquo;re actually able to see the surface of a planet that people have been dreaming about visiting since before interplanetary travel was possible.

Hook up your oxygen tanks and vote up the coolest space selfies below, which is going to be tough because all of these self-portraits are out of this world.

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We have sent a lot of strange things into space, and there is no sign that we will stop putting weird things into space any time soon. From light sabers to sea urchins, it doesn&#39;t seem like there is any limit to what we will send into space. Another thing we have sent into space is bacteria. Scientists were curious about what would happen to bacteria in space, and they found the answer after they sent some salmonella for a journey and then tested it on animals when it came back to earth. They found that the space bacteria had grown much stronger. Because of that, cleanliness in space is of utmost importance. The cost of sending things into space are very high so it must have cost one space tourist a lot of money to get a seat on a rocket headed to the International Space Station. It takes a huge amount of energy to get a rocket free of Earth&#39;s gravitational field and for each additional body you have to add a lot of weight in terms of body mass as well as all of the supplies that each person needs to survive.

In the name of science, NASA and various organizations have sent dozens of random things into outer space. Here are the geekiest and weirdest ones.

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If you're a fan of outer space and futuristic adventures, you're in for a treat with our list of the best Sci-Fi space movies of all time. Fiction movies about space have been a cornerstone of the science fiction genre, transporting audiences to distant galaxies, uncharted planets, and beyond the known universe. These films are not just about dazzling special effects; they tackle profound questions about humanity, survival, and the cosmos.Some standout examples in the genre include Interstellar, a visually stunning epic that delves into the complexities of love, time, and space travel. There's also The Martian, a gripping tale of survival and ingenuity as an astronaut fights to stay alive on Mars. And for those who enjoy a mix of ancient history and sci-fi, Stargate offers an exciting adventure through mysterious portals and distant lands. These films, among others, have defined what it means to create captivating and thoughtful fiction movies about space.&nbsp;So, which film ranks highest in your interstellar adventures? Make sure to cast your vote – it will help determine the ultimate sci-fi space masterpiece.

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Are we the only intelligent lifeforms in the entire universe? Probably not. Exploring the unknown worlds, motives, and visits of extraterrestrial life and UFOs.

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Looking for the best alien movies ever? This definitive list features the greatest cinematic encounters with extraterrestrials, ranked by fans who love everything related to space and sci-fi. Made to celebrate the creepy, thrilling, and sometimes heartwarming world of alien films, this collection is all about crowd-ranking. Thousands of voters around the world (and maybe some not from our planet!) have had their say, so you know these picks are bound to entertain. Whether you're in the mood for a freaky extraterrestrial encounter or an all-out alien war, this list of famous alien movies has you covered.For classic horror vibes, The Thing and Alien stand as timeless masterpieces. The Thing, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movies-and-films-directed-by-john-carpenter/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">directed by John Carpenter</a>, brings a shape-shifting creature into an isolated Antarctic research station, blending paranoia and groundbreaking special effects. Meanwhile, Ridley Scott’s Alien introduces the terrifying xenomorph aboard the Nostromo spacecraft. If action-packed battles are more your style, Aliens amps up the fear factor with Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley going head-to-head with an alien colony. Then there’s Predator, featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and an alien hunter in a deadly jungle showdown. Swinging to the opposite spectrum, heartwarming tales like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial&nbsp;see a young boy befriending a lovable lost alien. Men in Black mixes humor and thrills, with agents battling quirky extraterrestrials hiding on Earth. For brain-twisting sci-fi, Arrival offers a creative take on alien interaction with its mysterious heptapods&nbsp;and the film's emphasis on language and time. Other popular flicks contending for the top spot include Close Encounters of the Third Kind, District 9, Signs, Starship Troopers, and Avatar.Now, it’s your turn to shape the list! Vote up those good alien <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/what-movies-can-you-watch-over-and-over-again--v1?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">movies you could watch over and over</a>, and downvote those that didn’t quite hit the mark. Your votes will help other fans discover the best of what's out there.

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The 50+ Best Alien Movies Ever, Ranked

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