Richard Edwards

Richard Edwards

Space.com Contributor

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

Part of the movie poster from the science fantasy movie Krull (1983). From left to right: a beautiful princess with curly red hair, a prince with floppy blond hair beard and moustache wearing black gloves and holding up two small knives in an X, and on the far right is the prince and princess running away from a giant dome with lots of oval windows. Each image is separated by an arm of a giant glaive – a 5-pointed star-shaped weapon with curved blades at each point.

'Krull': the science fantasy of 'Star Wars' without the magic

By Richard Edwards published

Forty years on, "Krull" remains a flawed – but intriguing – effort to cash in on George Lucas's galaxy far, far away.

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A man in gray work coveralls embellished with a 'Helios' logo is pushing a metal cart down an industrial-looking corridor.

'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 3 review: A Cold War thriller set in the 21st century

By Richard Edwards published

Communism and capitalism collide, as Margo is trapped in the midst of a Soviet coup and Miles finds a lucrative new side hustle.

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a man in grey work coveralls stares forlornly into the distance

'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 2 review: A brilliant exploration of the haves and have-nots on Mars

By Richard Edwards published

Season 4 finds its groove with a story about divisions on the Happy Valley base — and the importance of a fast internet connection.

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Still from the T.V. show For All Mankind (season 4, episode 1). Silhouette of an astronaut miner holding a pick axe whilst standing on a large rock. Above them is the show title "For All Mankind" with a teaser line above that which reads "A new gold rush begins." At the very top is the Apple TV+ logo.

'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 1 review: Lots of moving parts but light on plot

By Richard Edwards published

Apple TV Plus's alternative history of the space race blasts off for the 21st century and an audacious mission to capture an asteroid.

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Scene from the T.V. show Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Here we see 2 younger officers talking to an older officer.

Did 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'' second season overdo the gimmicks?

By Richard Edwards published

With a "Lower Decks" crossover, a musical episode and lots of James T. Kirk, Captain Pike and his crew couldn't move for novelty episodes.

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Still from the animated T.V. show Star Trek: Lower Decks. Here we see the whole crew sitting on the deck, celebrating.

Why 'Star Wars' needs its own answer to 'Star Trek: Lower Decks'

By Richard Edwards published

'Star Trek''s animated sitcom has brought comedy to the final frontier. Surely, it's time that galaxy far, far away followed suit…

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Still from the British sci-fi sitcom called Red Dwarf. Here we see four of the main cast pointing at the camera. From left to right: The Cat, Lister, Rimmer, and Kryten.

Red Dwarf: 10 ways the Brit sci-fi sitcom proved it was as smart as Star Trek

By Richard Edwards published

It may be engineered for gags, but the 35-year-old show has never shied away from sophisticated sci-fi ideas.

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Still from the sci-fi TV show Foundation which is based on the award-winning science fiction book series by Isaac Asimov. Here we see a promotional poster that shows the main cast as well as the release date (July 14).

'Foundation' season 2 review: Stick with it and you will be rewarded

By Richard Edwards published

Apple T.V.'s epic adaptation of Isaac Asimov's novels has been playing the very long game.

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Armageddon (1998) and Deep Impact (1998) movie posters side by side.

A tale of two space rocks: The year 'Deep Impact' and 'Armageddon' smashed onto the silver screen

By Richard Edwards published

Twenty-five years ago, two movies about deadly asteroids collided at the global box office – with very different results.

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Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines_C-2 Pictures

'Terminator 3': Average movie, fantastic ending

By Richard Edwards published

Twenty years on, 'Rise of the Machines' powerful and bleak conclusion remains one of the highlights of the killer cyborg franchise.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Augments, Illyrians and the Eugenics Wars

By Richard Edwards published

Why first officer Una Chin-Riley was on trial, and how it links all the way back to Khan Noonien Singh.

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Still from the movie Rebel Moon (2023). Here we see a close up of Kora, a young woman with dark, chin length hair and wearing a beige cloak. In her hands she is grasping a large futuristic pistol.

What is Rebel Moon? Everything we know about Zack Snyder's new Netflix space opera

By Richard Edwards published

The Man of Steel director is off to Rebel Moon for an adventure inspired by both Star Wars and Akira Kurosawa.

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a bald man in a red starfleet uniform aboard the Starship enterprise

What is Picard Day? 'Star Trek' fans make it so on June 16

By Richard Edwards published

Here we explain why June 16 has become an annual celebration of Jean-Luc Picard, legendary commanding officer of the USS Enterprise-D.

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Still from animated movie Babylon 5: The Road Home. Here we see a cylindrical spaceship in the orbit of a brown planet against a black and blue starry galaxy.

Babylon 5: The Road Home — Everything we know about the Babylon 5 animated movie

By Richard Edwards published

The story of the last of the Babylon stations continues in "The Road Home", a time-hopping adventure reuniting many of the original cast.

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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)_Lucasfilm Ltd.

40 years on, 'Return of the Jedi' is still up there with the best of 'Star Wars'

By Richard Edwards published

As the original trilogy closer turns 40, 'Return of the Jedi' can still hold its own against almost everything that followed.

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A still from The Matrix Revolutions movie showing Neo and Smith fighting in the rain. On the left we see Neo, wearing a black trench coat and sunglasses with this right arm outstretched in a punch. On the right is Agent Smith, wearing a suit and sunglasses, with his right arm outstretched in a punch. In the background you can see an army of Agent Smiths.

The Matrix sequels at 20: Are they really that bad?

By Richard Edwards published

The Matrix "Reloaded" and "Revolutions" struggled to live up to the hype, but how do they look two decades later?

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Still from the movie Star Trek into Darkness. Here we see a badly damaged USS Enterprise starship crashing through the cloudy blue sky.

Star Trek Into Darkness: The sequel that took the Kelvinverse wildly off course

By Richard Edwards published

Ten years ago a promising franchise lost its way with a Wrath of Khan tribute act.

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The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 3

The Mandalorian has forgotten what made us fall in love with it in the first place

By Richard Edwards published

The captivating story of Din Djarin and Baby Yoda is in danger of becoming a footnote in the wider Star Wars universe.

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Adam Warlock in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

Who is Adam Warlock? All you need to know about the 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' bad guy

By Richard Edwards published

From his origins as Him to his role in 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3', a crash course in the life and times of the Marvel Comics super-being.

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Screenshot from Star Trek: Discovery season 4, episode 9 (Rubicon). It shows a futuristic looking spaceship in space. It has a light blue glow.

Star Trek: Discovery is coming to an end: Here are 5 things season 5 needs to fix

By Richard Edwards published

After a strong start, Star Trek: Discovery lost its way when it relocated to the 32nd century. Here's how it can get back on course.

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Jack Crusher in Star Trek: Picard

What's the deal with Jack Crusher in 'Star Trek: Picard'?

By Richard Edwards published

Jean-Luc Picard and Beverly Crusher's son had always known he was "different". Here's everything you need to know about Jack Crusher.

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Captain Shaw aboard the USS Stargazer.

Star Trek's bad captains: Celebrating Starfleet's less-than-perfect commanding officers

By Richard Edwards published

Picard's Liam Shaw is the latest in a long line of commanding officers who didn't receive the memo about being the best of the best.

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Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano in the "Ahsoka" Star Wars TV series on Disney Plus.

New 'Star Wars: Ahsoka' trailer brings 'Rebels' heroes to live action — and confirms identity of main villain (video)

By Richard Edwards published

Grand Admiral Thrawn is the "Heir to the Empire" in first look at 'The Mandalorian' spin-off.

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Data returns in Star Trek: Picard season 3 episode 6, The Bounty.

How is Data in 'Star Trek: Picard' if he died in 'Star Trek: Nemesis?'

By Richard Edwards published

Data returns to Trek in "Star Trek: Picard" in episode 6, but didn't he die in Star Trek: Nemesis? Here's how he lives again.

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