Life on Earth is a precious thing, especially given what astronomers know about the visible universe. Although researchers have so far identified over 6,000 exoplanets beyond our solar system, only a ...

Out of the 6,000 known exoplanets, it's these rocky worlds that are most worthy of attention in the search for life beyond our planet.

Ryan Gosling's "Project Hail Mary" costar is a high-maintenance creature with his own "glam squad." The actor introduces us to Rocky, a lovable alien.

" Project Hail Mary ", the new movie based on author Andy Weir's book of the same name, is a wild romp through the cosmos.

The screenwriter talks about adapting Andy Weir's novel for the screen, and the challenge of writing dialogue for smart characters.

If we're to find extraterrestrial life in the universe, astronomers have pinpointed the best places to look for it. They have ...

Hannah Berryman’s engrossing documentary on Eileen Collins, the first female space shuttle pilot and commander, focuses on managing pride and fear.

As an astrophysicist, my world revolves around the wonders of space and the mysteries of the universe. This means I can be a ...

Before Ryan Gosling heads off to the "Star Wars" universe, he's got to save this one in the sci-fi adventure "Project Hail Mary." ...

While Invincible has a lot of superheroes, it has many aliens, too. However, the overlap between these two sets of characters ...

Worf is one of the most popular characters in Star Trek, and for good reason: appearing in three shows and four movies as his ...

As Nicolas Roeg’s enigmatic, unclassifiable film – in which David Bowie plays an alien visiting Earth – turns 50, we look back at Tom Milne’s deciphering of it. From our Summer 1976 issue.