Dan Cooper

Dan Cooper

Freelance contributor

Dan's interests sit squarely at the intersection of science fiction and cinema, two childhood obsessions that he loves writing about this day. As video editor for UK outlet Film Stories he loves writing about movies every day. Dan has a degree that he's never used, believing instead that the answers to all of life's questions can be found by gazing at a huge screen in a darkened room in the company of strangers. You'll usually find him here at Space talking about sci-fi movies and games.

Latest articles by Dan Cooper

This is a screenshot from the space role playing game Starfield. Here we see an astronaut and humanoid robot with long limbs walking side by side on a dusty, rocky red planet. They are walking underneath a futuristic spaceship.

Is 'Starfield' a far-flung fantasy or a glimpse of mankind's space-bound future?

By Dan Cooper published

What to expect from Bethesda Game Studio's new space settlement adventure Starfield and its take on life among the stars.

Space Games & Toys
Artwork showing a space settlement and rocket.

Out of this world accommodation: What sci-fi gets right (and wrong) about life beyond Earth

By Dan Cooper published

Science fiction cinema has offered up countless attempts to foretell human existence beyond the stars. But just how rooted in science are these Hollywood attempts to depict humans settling other planets?

Space Movies & Shows
An illustration of the Christmas asteroid as it approaches Earth this December offering amateur astronomers the chance to spot it.

Smashin' asteroids, Hollywood style: could nuking an asteroid save the Earth?

By Dan Cooper published

With the recent success of NASA's DART mission, asteroid deflection technology has made huge strides. Where does that leave Hollywood's more cinematic portrayals of asteroid smashing?

Space Movies & Shows
Spacelines from the far out

Not far out: can games predict the future of commercial space travel

By Dan Cooper published

Spacelines From The Far Out is a new video game that simulates commercial space travel, but how realistic is its portrayal? We spoke to space historian and author Rod Pyle to find out.

Space Games & Toys