The exoplanet telescope TESS revealed a distant world using an entirely different detection method than the one it was built ...

"When TESS launched, no one expected it to ever be capable of finding this kind of planet." When you purchase through links ...

We could see robots working on NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory out in space.

When War of the Worlds was adapted into a sci-fi series in the late 80s, the show made major changes to H.G. Wells' original ...

While telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can detect the chemical fingerprints of distant atmospheres, ...

The planet, designated GJ 3378b, orbits the faint red dwarf star in the constellation of Camelopardalis, the Giraffe.

For the first time, NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has identified a planet orbiting a distant star thanks to its warping of space-time. Unlike the star-hugging transiting ...

The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...

Scientists say moons around rogue planets wandering through the galaxy could remain warm enough for life thanks to tidal heating and hydrogen-rich atmospheres. These dark, starless worlds may have had ...

A rare visitor from another star system prompted SETI to hunt for alien technology, but the mysterious object appears to be a ...

As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters ...

Left to Right: Steven Yeun in "Nope," the alien in Steven Spielberg's "E.T." and Scarlett Johansson in "Under the Skin" (Universal Pictures / A24) It didn’t take long for stories about ...