Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered an extrasolar planet orbiting TOI-4616—a nearby M-dwarf star. The newfound alien world, ...

A new atlas of 45 potentially habitable planets makes us think of the new film "Project Hail Mary," based on the book by Andy Weir.

The Martian,” directed by Ridley Scott in 2015 and adapted from Andy Weir’s sci-fi novel of the same name, follows astronaut Mark Watney surviving while isolated on Mars using the pieces of technology ...

The new science fiction film adaptation leans heavily on real science done by the National Aeronautics and Space ...

Scientists have just unlocked a new way to discover hidden worlds beyond our solar system, and the results are incredible.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising way to study the harsh space weather around young M dwarf stars. Mysterious dips in ...

By applying machine learning to vast TESS datasets, researchers have built one of the most precise catalogs of nearby exoplanets to date.

After years of discovering exoplanets at a staggering pace, astronomers are now starting to distinguish the simply ...

Alien planets are far away but extreme lasers on Earth are giving scientists a way to investigate what they're like.

Project Hail Mary” landed in theaters this past Friday, and the movie has already begun to make waves in the box office. Adapted from science fiction Andy Weir’s novel of the same name, the ...

"Using our newly developed RAVEN pipeline, we were able to validate 118 new planets, and over 2,000 high-quality planet ...

Starseeds say they’re not from this planet. Online, they’re sharing mythologies and rituals that, for some, are taking on the ...