Trends in the way that exoplanets are depicted in science fiction (sf) have changed since the first real exoplanet around a sun-like star was discovered in 1995, says a new study from researchers at ...

Most science fiction movies and those set in space that takes place outside of Earth usually focus on the Moon, Mars, or fictional planets. The remaining planets in the Solar System are mostly ...

The 2019 science fiction thriller Dark Encounter (now streaming on Peacock!) starts in the winter of 1982 when Ray and Olivia return to their home and find that their 8-year-old daughter Maisie is ...

Everything in the universe is just energy, it appears that the creator of this universe has a strong point to make regarding that- the standing wave represents the electrical potential in space....” — ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Astronomers say a bit of science fiction is now reality. They’ve spotted a planet orbiting two suns. The discovery was made by NASA’s planet-hunting telescope Kepler.

Scientists have discovered planets orbiting a binary star system just like the fictional planet Tatooine, in a solar system far, far away. The researchers found the planet by accident as they ...

Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have discovered a planet orbiting a pair of stars at a 90-degree angle. Reminiscent of the fictional planet Tatooine from Star Wars, the ...

Gene Roddenberry once declared that if Spock's fictional home planet Vulcan did exist, it would probably orbit the star called 40 Eridani A. Astronomers have now found this star does have a planet.

The more stars a system of alien worlds starts with, the more likely those planets will orbit those stars at odd tilts, scientists say. The discovery, based on a study unveiled Wednesday, suggests ...

Belonging to more than one marginalized group can make building and maintaining social connections significantly harder, ...