With 'Project Hail Mary' opening in theaters, here are several essential films that explore the strange, high-stakes experience of being stranded in outer space.

Project Hail Mary finds its spark in companionship, turning equations and extinction-level stakes into something unexpectedly ...

If we're to find extraterrestrial life in the universe, astronomers have pinpointed the best places to look for it. They have ...

The last time Drew Goddard adapted one of Andy Weir’s books, it earned him an Oscar nomination. Plus, “The Martian,” the film that Goddard wrote, was a blockbuster hit. But when he got the call to ...

Project Hail Mary touches down in theaters this weekend, and we're now taking a deep dive into the movie's ending and how things play out for Ryan Gosling's Ryland Grace and his alien co-star, Rocky.