Science fiction is a genre that can encompass a very wide range of ideas, styles, tones, and elements, which is partly why it's been so popular since the days of Mary Shelley, Jules Verne, and H.G.

We’ve all seen it, the glossy visors, sculpted armor, and sleek silhouettes of sci-fi space suits that look decades ahead of anything NASA’s ever launched. From Prometheus to Sunshine, filmmakers have ...