There is a category of planet that belongs to no star. It was thrown clear of its solar system early in the chaos of ...

New research provides a physics based solution for why we aren't hearing potential messages from alien civilizations.

Moons orbiting free-floating planets that wander the cosmos without a host star could sustain extraterrestrial life for billions of years ...

Some sci-fi TV shows manage to build a wider world that feels even more compelling than their central characters.

Elisha Sauers writes about space for Mashable, taking deep dives into NASA's moon and Mars missions, chatting up astronauts ...

Steven Spielberg returns to the science fiction genre with ‘Disclosure Day,’ a mysterious movie about aliens starring Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor ...

Planet of Lana II doesn't do anything novel with its gameplay, but like its predecessor, it delivers an incredible story told ...

It's simple to ignore a certain point in the history of the planet. The Earth, half-molten and still young, whirling in a ...

In a contemporary Hollywood that often treats alien contact as catastrophe, “Project Hail Mary” fuses intergalactic bonds to reframe encounters as collaboration. Two strangers from distant worlds ...

Oldham’s Professor Brian Cox has spoken about how he once caused “panic” at the BBC over the prospect of discovering alien life live on television. The particle physicist appeared on Radio X this week ...

"Extremophile" bacteria could survive asteroid impacts that are strong enough to launch them into space, suggesting that life could travel between planetary bodies.

In Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel, Ryan Gosling’s star power fuels an unlikely tale of far-flung friendship.