There’s a new science fiction film in theaters that is largely based on science fact. "Project Hail Mary," from directing duo ...

Life on Earth is a precious thing, especially given what astronomers know about the visible universe. Although researchers ...

Astronomers have narrowed down the cosmic search for life, identifying fewer than 50 rocky planets among thousands of known ...

NASA is inviting the public to join 36 citizen science projects. Volunteers can help with discoveries from asteroids to Martian clouds. To join, email do-nasa-science-join@lists.nasa.gov with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. A yellowish-orange glow bathes Phainoterra, a planet of dramatic ...

We took a look at how close our real world is to some of the most remarkable parts of Ryan Gosling’s sci-fi blockbuster. The ...

Educators and scientists at Northern Arizona University and the USGS Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff have published an out-of-school space science curriculum this week as part of a NASA ...

An exoplanetary system about 116 light-years from Earth could flip the script on how planets form, according to researchers who discovered it using telescopes from NASA and the European Space Agency, ...

Scientists can’t be everywhere all at once, as much as they’d like to. Many of the problems citizen science helps solve are ...

Researchers have discovered more than 6,000 exoplanets in our Milky Way. Of these, the sub-Neptune class, which are smaller than Neptune and more massive than Earth, are the most common. These planets ...

The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper’s authors have dubbed ...

As an astrophysicist, my world revolves around the wonders of space and the mysteries of the universe. This means I can be a tough critic of science fiction books and films that explore these topics.