A strange, tentacled object that went viral online was revealed to be a space-grown purple potato. Astronaut Don Pettit ...
As the science fiction author publishes the latest novel in his Children of Time series, Children of Strife, he talks to ...
Based on hard science fiction, a genre that prioritizes scientific accuracy, the blockbuster gets a lot right but misses a ...
These findings suggest that the absence of past detections does not mean discovery is imminent. If extraterrestrial ...
Alien planets are far away but extreme lasers on Earth are giving scientists a way to investigate what they're like.
A strange purple object aboard the ISS sparked alien fears online, but NASA revealed it was a potato experiment. It shows how ...
The film has inspired online argument about many topics, but much of the debate has centered on the film’s science.
Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability An ...
A 'space potato' grown aboard the ISS went viral for its alien look, but NASA astronaut Don Pettit says it highlights future ...
Screenwriter Drew Goddard talks about Project Hail Mary, keeping the ending, his scrapped Sinister Six movie and more.
The spud's alien-like root growth has prompted some conspiracy theories.
The first Star Trek pilot had a strange path to screen. The 1964 episode, “The Cage,” was written by Gene Roddenberry and directed by Robert Butler. It followed Captain Christopher Pike, played by ...