Hard Science Fiction

besides 'eve: online', i tried that recently; wow... i'm surprised it is still going
they had a big deal a while back, some huge battle, very promoted; i think that was it for them, ppl just quit, like a big last hurrah
it just doesn't have any sense to it, imo... there was an old text bbs game i can't remember the name of where you had a space ship and went around buying and selling stuff and making a fleet and doing battles, all in text mode
this is that but with graphics, exactly the same thing
i was expecting something more like 'homeworld' but it is just you and your one ship, lame
it has graphics similar to homeworld

What games exemplify the concept of Hard Science Fiction in video game applications?