The “alien” is actually a potato. Specifically, it is a purple tuber nicknamed Spudnik-1, grown and photographed by Pettit.

As the number of exoplanets we've discovered increases, the question about life existing somewhere other than the Earth ...

A former NASA developer has analyzed 1950 photographic plates showing nine unexplained objects in Earth's orbit, years before ...

Astronomers have reportedly narrowed the search for extraterrestrial life to a focused list of 45 rocky exoplanets. Out of ...

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

Ryan Gosling's "Project Hail Mary" costar is a high-maintenance creature with his own "glam squad." The actor introduces us to Rocky, a lovable alien.

I expected Marathon to be a relatively straightforward sci-fi extraction shooter. You play as a cybernetic Runner — a disembodied consciousness implanted into a disposable shell — investigating the ...

Researchers are exploring potential life-hosting locations beyond Earth, identifying around 6,000 exoplanets outside our ...

Astronomers have narrowed down the cosmic search for life, identifying fewer than 50 rocky planets among thousands of known ...

When red rain began falling over Kerala, India, it looked like something out of a biblical nightmare. The water was bright ...

New Mexico's Spaceport America has a rich history of launches, from human spaceflight to carrying ashes to space.

The film adaptation of Andy Weir's novel is a gripping, often hilarious, tour de force through space, and a beautiful story ...