Richard's love affair with outer space started when he saw the original "Star Wars" on TV aged four, and he spent much of the ’90s watching "Star Trek”, "Babylon 5” and “The X-Files" with his mum. After studying physics at university, he became a journalist, swapped science fact for science fiction, and hit the jackpot when he joined the team at SFX, the UK's biggest sci-fi and fantasy magazine. He liked it so much he stayed there for 12 years, four of them as editor.
He's since gone freelance and passes his time writing about "Star Wars", "Star Trek" and superheroes for the likes of SFX, Total Film, TechRadar and GamesRadar+. He has met five Doctors, two Starfleet captains and one Luke Skywalker, and once sat in the cockpit of "Red Dwarf"'s Starbug.
Latest articles by Richard Edwards

In space, everyone can hear you scream: Why sound design was 'Alien: Earth's breakout star
By Richard Edwards published
How memorable sound effects elevated "Alien: Earth to the next level.

'Project Hail Mary': Release date, plot, cast, and everything we know about Ryan Gosling's mission to save the world
By Richard Edwards published
'The Martian' author Andy Weir leaves the Solar System behind as Ryan Gosling blasts off on a mission to save the world.

'The Martian' is 10 years old. Looking back at sci-fi's answer to 'The Shawshank Redemption'
By Richard Edwards published
How Ridley Scott's third sci-fi masterpiece proved there is life on Mars after all, by telling a deeply human, and oddly familiar story.

"Serenity" at 20: The "Firefly" follow-up that aimed to misbehave
By Richard Edwards published
How a cancelled TV show got a short-lived reprieve on the big screen.

'Thunderbirds' are 60! Looking back at the British puppet classic that was the 'Star Wars' of its day
By Richard Edwards published
A decade before George Lucas flew off to a galaxy far, far away, International Rescue introduced a generation to the coolest toys on the planet.

'Alien: Earth' has the right approach to canon — pick-and-choose and ignore the bits that don't work
By Richard Edwards published
"Alien: Earth" has adopted a much looser approach to canon than most of its sci-fi counterparts, allowing it to tell good stories without restriction.

Who is the pre-school cartoon 'Star Trek: Scouts' made for? (hint: it's not kids)
By Richard Edwards published
Do our little ones need "Star Trek: The Next Next Next Generation," or would they just be better off with "Bluey"?

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 3 finale blurs the line between sci-fi and fantasy... and that's OK
By Richard Edwards published
Telepathy, good vs evil, heroes fulfilling their destiny… If the "Strange New Worlds" finale 'New Life and New Civilizations' isn't fantasy, it isn't far off.

Sci-fi is the genre of ideas — it shouldn't just be about big budgets and spectacular visuals
By Richard Edwards published
In an era when TV shows look like movies, have we lost sight of what should make sci-fi great?

There's nothing original about 'Strange New Worlds' latest episode, 'Terrarium', but it's classic 'Star Trek'
By Richard Edwards published
We've seen it all before, but some sci-fi clichés just work.

It's not easy being green (-blooded). The latest 'Strange New Worlds' shows it's harder than you'd think to play a Vulcan
By Richard Edwards published
There's more to being a Vulcan than prosthetic ears and playing it straight.

'What is Starfleet?' Modern 'Star Trek' is still trying to work that out, but 'Strange New Worlds'' latest episode might have the answer
By Richard Edwards published
In Star Trek's modern era, Starfleet and the Federation aren't the unquestioned forces for good they once were, but Strange New Worlds' latest episode aims to restore the faith.

Every original 'Star Trek' character who has appeared in 'Strange New Worlds'
By Richard Edwards published
Going boldly where someone has gone before! The "Star Trek" prequel series is overflowing with characters who debuted in the 1960s.

Why Kirk's main character energy is bad news for 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'
By Richard Edwards published
The future captain of the Enterprise eclipses his co-stars every time he appears in "Strange New Worlds."

How realistic is the xenomorph in 'Alien: Earth'? We asked a zoologist how its biology and lifecycle compare to real animals
By Richard Edwards published
To celebrate Alien: Earth landing on Hulu, we asked a zoologist if any of the Xenomorph's infamous characteristics occur in the natural world

Has 'Strange New Worlds' just unleashed 'Star Trek's scariest aliens since the Borg?
By Richard Edwards published
They don't yet have a name, but "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds"'s latest foes have surely beamed in from a horror movie.

Who is the best Doctor? Every 'Doctor Who' ranked
By Richard Edwards last updated
Reference We step inside the TARDIS to rank every Doctor so far, from William Hartnell through to Ncuti Gatwa.

Step aside, Captain Kirk! Spock is Star Trek's real interstellar ladies' man
By Richard Edwards published
Spock may be renowned for his impeccable logic, but "Strange New Worlds" has offered a glimpse of the Vulcan's surprisingly complicated love life

Waterworld we live in: 30 years on from 'Waterworld', Kevin Costner's watery 'Mad Max' is better than you remember
By Richard Edwards published
Unfairly dismissed as a flop on release, 'Waterworld' is a spectacular example of the '90s action genre. If only they didn't give him gills…

Not so fantastic: the less than glorious history of the Fantastic Four on the big screen
By Richard Edwards published
Unlike other superhero superstars, the Fanastic Four have traditionally struggled with the transition to the big screen.

Why do the Klingons have beef with Dr. M'Benga in 'Strange New Worlds' episode 'Shuttle to Kenfori'
By Richard Edwards published
It's no coincidence that a Klingon with a grudge follows the Enterprise's away mission to Kenfori.

Who is Dr Roger Korby? A brief history of Christine Chapel's new boyfriend in 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'
By Richard Edwards published
Dr Korby once crossed paths with Kirk's Enterprise, though he was a very different man at the time…

Who are the Gorn? 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'' reptilian menace, explained
By Richard Edwards published
These modern-day Gorn are a major upgrade on the lizard man Captain Kirk battled in the Original Series.
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