Scientists recently announced they had found potential signs of life on a planet 124 light years from Earth. While the bold claim has been challenged, the mere prospect is enough to inflame a ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — 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.

If you find yourself on an ice planet, either something has gone wrong, or it’s gone horribly wrong. Science fiction stories are littered with frost-covered globes, and they usually break down into ...

Learn why only 14 out of over 6,000 exoplanets orbit two stars, and how Einstein’s general theory of relativity may be to blame.

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the idea sounds like science fiction, but the question has a real scientific edge: could dinosaur-like creatures exist on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. As the recent Worldcon 2025 Convention here in Seattle ...

Introduction : coloring science fiction / Isiah Lavender III -- The Bannekerade : genius, madness, and magic in black science fiction / Lisa Yaszek -- "The best is yet to come", or, Saving the future ...