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Space Exploration Stories

Explore the sci-fi and fantasy universe with The Portalist.

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8 Sci-Fi Thrillers Like Clifford D. Simak's They Walked Like Men

Discover this chilling tale from a Grand Master of Science Fiction and other great sci-fi thrillers.

20 Books About Alien Contact and Messages from Outer Space

Extraterrestrial life is calling, whether you’re ready to pick up or not.

Excerpt: Read Chapter 1 of Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars

The novelization of a famous Marvel comic adds a new dimension to the multiverse.

Sci-Fi Spaceships That Contain Worlds Within Them

Sometimes the spaceship really is bigger on the inside.

6 Summer Reads of Space Exploration

Enjoy the cool vacuum of space with the warmth of a poolside view.

10 Great Books for New Sci-Fi/Fantasy Readers

These 10 books can help turn sci-fi/fantasy skeptics into devoted fans.

10 Female Astronauts Who Made Cosmic History

Men make up the majority of extraterrestrial explorers so far, but these pioneering women have carved out a space of their own.

10 Exciting Sci-Fi Books That Explore Deep Space

Stellar stories that boldly go where no human has gone before. 

Explore Exciting Galaxies With These 15 Books for Fans of Mass Effect

Take a break from playing Mass Effect with these fifteen similar sci-fi books.

13 Thrilling Space Movies That Explore the Final Frontier

From sci-fi epics to incredible documentaries, these movies are out of this world.

Buzz Aldrin's Memoir Reveals the Secret Struggles of a Space Race Hero

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin explores the dark side of the Moon in this raw tale of depression and the complexities of celebrity.

9 Nonfiction Books About Space Travel

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing with these revealing nonfiction reads about exploring the final frontier.

NASA, the Challenger Disaster, and How One Phone Call Could Have Saved the Crew

NASA veteran Hugh Harris examines the Challenger disaster that occurred on January 28, 1986, and what we’ve learned from it.

Moonwar is a Thrilling Space Romp in Ben Bova's Grand Tour Series

The final installment of the two-part Moonbase Saga sees the leaders of a lunar colony fight for the nanotechnology they need to survive.

It's Aliens vs. Ninjas in This Rip-Roaring Space Adventure

In Timothy Zahn's Blackcollar series, a Resistance fighter teams up with space ninjas to defeat alien tyrants.

5 of the Coolest Starships in Science Fiction

They might look like buckets of bolts, but these ships are so much more than just modes of transport.

Space Opera Meets Arrival in Samuel R. Delany's Babel-17

A famous poet must decipher a strange alien language before it becomes a weapon of mass destruction.

15 of the Weirdest Things People Have Left on the Moon

Golf balls, an original Warhol, and bags of poop — humans have left a lot of strange things on the lunar surface.