I've been a scifi fan since I was 12 (I'm now 65) and have eventually come down on the side of what seems to be Hard SF, so I read Stephen Baxter (I loved Flood, and Ark) and Ben Bova (the Grand Tour series which I sadly read out of order, starting with the Mars books). The authors are both very knowledgeable in terms of physics/science and don't step too far beyond the bounds of a possible future for this planet and solar system, so no bug-eyed monsters and the like. There are many others, as well, but those two are my absolute favourites.
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