The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist ...

Planets that once lived only in pulp novels and movie concept art are now turning up in real data. Astronomers are not just finding distant worlds, they are cataloguing places with molten surfaces, ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for ...

The winds on seven hellish alien worlds are moving in the wrong direction. That strange anomaly just cracked open one of ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Illustration of the Earth-like exoplanet Proxima Centauri b orbiting the star Proxima ...

There might be many more planets that could be home to aliens than we thought, according to a new study. For years, scientists have searched for life in the “habitable” or “goldilocks” zone – where it ...

In an astronomical first, researchers have measured the magnetic fields of 7 "hot Jupiter" planets beyond our solar system — ...

Sci-fi, at its core, is social commentary. And it’s not reserved for nerds or dorks or Star Wars fans as one might imagine.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The Milky Way galaxy has more than 400 billion stars in it. Over the last few decades, ...

Astronomers have narrowed down the cosmic search for life, identifying fewer than 50 rocky planets among thousands of known exoplanets that may have the right conditions to support life. Using new ...