Say the word "sci-fi" and most people think outer space. It's ironic then, that so few movies set in space are actually made.

New observations suggest that the universe’s oldest galaxies are brighter than expected. Here's why this may be a big deal.

The HBO prequel fills in the vast universe of “Dune”— but has our own galaxy in mind, too.

Some minerals in lava could suggest water is nearby.

The Old Republic is a Free-to-Play MMO where you team up with friends online to fight in heroic battles between the Republic and Empire, exploring a galaxy of vibrant planets and experiencing visceral ...

The Arecibo Message as it appears when its 1,679 bits are properly aligned on a grid (left), an annotated illustration ...

The movements of the planets in the Solar System are pretty difficult to get your head around, even before we get started on ...

Two massive galaxies are bending light from the same distant quasar, creating a so-called Einstein zigzag lens that could ...

The National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) has released images of five galaxies in the local universe, taken with the ...

An international team led by researchers in Japan and Europe has discovered a new multi-planet system around a sun-like star, ...

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered three massive galaxies from the early universe, revealing ...