Planets that once lived only in pulp novels and movie concept art are now turning up in real data. Astronomers are not just ...

Trends in the way that exoplanets are depicted in science fiction (sf) have changed since the first real exoplanet around a sun-like star was discovered in 1995, says a new study from researchers at ...

Although science fiction is not real, several shows base their ideas on what we know about science relating to space and time ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered planets orbiting a binary star system just like the fictional planet Tatooine, in a solar system far, far away. The researchers found the planet by accident as they ...

In the Star Wars movies fictional planets are covered with forests, oceans, deserts, and volcanoes. But new models from a team of MIT, NASA, and Carnegie scientists begin to describe an even wider ...

We’re sorry to disappoint Star Trek fans, but the exoplanet often compared to Mr. Spock’s fictional world has turned out to be nothing more than star flickers ...