Gaming Space
This trilogy of games follows UNC Marine Commander Shepard as they try to save the galaxy from the looming threat of huge mechanical creatures known as Reapers.
What is Mass Effect?
This celebrity scientist actually has a degree in mechanical engineering, and his name would be chanted to begin each episode of his science education program.
Who is Bill Nye the Science Guy?
It's 238,855 Miles on average from Earth to this crater filled destination.
What is the Moon?
Named for its titular star ships, this D&D campaign setting focuses on space based locations like the Astral Sea and Wildspace.
What is Spelljammer?
First published in 1965 this genre classic gave way to a series that spanned 6 books written by the original author over 20 years. The author's son and other writers have since produced an additional 20 books to go along with a 1984 film, a 2000 TV miniseries, and a 2021 film with its 2024 sequel.
What is Dune?
This series of side scrolling shooting games follows a spaceship known as the Vic Viper as it and its pilot try to keep their planet safe from the evil biomechanical Bacterian Empire.
What is Gradius?
Don Herbert is the real name of this TV personality whose Saturday morning show, airing between 1951 and 1965, would teach kids about the science behind ordinary things.
Who was Mr. Wizard?
Ranging from 250 million miles to 34 million miles from Earth depending on the day, this destination is often blamed for alien invasions in science fiction movies.
What is Mars?
Edge of Eternities was the space opera themed set of this popular collectible card game.
What is Magic: The Gathering?
Hitting shelves and screens in 1968 this seminal work of science fiction was inspired by short stories the author had written in the 1950’s, and was a collaborative project between him and the film’s intense director.
What is 2001 A Space Odyssey?
A sci-fi horror series following the adventures of ship systems engineer Isaac Clarke trying to survive mutated zombie like creatures called Necromorphs, these games were lauded for their tense atmosphere as Isaac would traverse the claustrophobic halls of spaceships armed with nothing but his tools.
What is Dead Space?
Best known as the presenter of the PBS series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, this scientist claimed that science fiction led him to science, and was a large proponent of cataloging the stars.
Who was Carl Sagan?
Whether it's 2.66 billion or 4.67 billion miles away, this little ice ball is still a fan favorite despite its recent demotion.
What is Pluto?
When playing this board game you take control of a corporate entity trying to transform a specific red planet to suit your company’s needs.
What is Terraforming Mars?
This hard science novel burst onto the scene in 2021 and is the author’s third major novel following a critically acclaimed 2011 work and a critically mixed 2017 outing. The movie adaptation was released earlier this year, grossing over 600 million dollars, and is the second successful film adaptation of the author's works.
What is Project Hail Mary?
Released in 2016 following a prolonged period of hyped up marketing, this space exploration game initially floundered after release due to not following through on many of its promised features. However, over the past ten years, it’s slowly been patched to now include many of the originally promised features, on top of over 18 quintillion possible planets to explore.
What is No Man’s Sky?
An astrophysicist who’s the acting director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City, this celebrity scientist has made many appearances both online and on TV. A few of these roles have included his work on his podcast and YouTube channel StarTalk, his series Cosmos: A Space Odyssey, and funnily enough appeared as himself in the movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Who is Neil Degrasse Tyson?
This star system is about 4.25 light years from Earth, and also happens to be the closest group of stars to the Sun.
What is Alpha Centauri?
You guide a faction of hyper intelligent, space faring bees trying to build a new civilization in this strategy board game.
What is Apiary?
In 1985 this military sci-fi novel was released to massive acclaim, winning both the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, widely considered to be the two most prestigious awards in written science fiction. In 2013 the book was adapted into a film starring Harrison Ford, Hailee Steinfeld, and Viola Davis.
What is Ender’s Game?
This 2015 flight simulation game puts you in charge of possibly the most incompetent space program to ever exist as you try, and inevitably consistently fail, to get a group of little green creatures into outer space.
What is Kerbal Space Program?
This famous mathematician and author is best known for his book and podcast The Joy of x centered around demystifying math for people of all ages. He was also born right here in Torrington!
Who is Steven Henry Strogatz?
This area which is 8 kiloparsecs, also known as about 27 thousand light years away, is the spot in the Milky Way that our Sun rotates around.
What is the Galactic Center or Sagittarius A*?
This hex gridded TTRPG centers on mech combat and a story rich galaxy set 15000 years in the future. It also has an app called COMP/CON to help handle all the complex mechanics players need to keep track of.
What is Lancer?
Published in 1959 this military sci-fi novel is often criticized as fascist propaganda. Meanwhile the 1997 film adaptation on its face adapts the material faithfully, but actually derides the book’s themes by turning them up to eleven and lampooning them.
What is Starship Troopers?