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“Project Hail Mary” is primed to soften hearts once thought calcified, to make laughter echo throughout packed theaters full of moviegoers in desperate need of a lift, and to remind all of us just how ...

It's rare that a film adaptation outshines its source material but science fiction has given us several remarkable examples where the movie not only matched the ...

A recent SETI Institute study suggests that space weather could blur and weaken extraterrestrial radio signals long before they reach us.

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s ...

Ryan Gosling battles real science from Andy Weir's novel in 'Project Hail Mary'. Puppet aliens, no greenscreen, and a must-see theater thrill ahead of March 20.

But not all sci-fi books are part of a series. There are a great number of standalone books that tell complete stories that are just as impressive as any series or franchise. Here are six such books, ...

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

With 'Project Hail Mary' opening in theaters, here are several essential films that explore the strange, high-stakes ...

In Ridley Scott’s ALIEN, the audience isn’t introduced to the Xenomorph right off the bat, but to the glorious Nostromo travelling through space. Utilizing industrial scrap and ...

Scientists believe turbulent “space weather” around distant stars could be scrambling potential alien signals before they ...

The Deep Random Survey telescope managed to capture images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS in July 2025. K Ly/Deep Random Survey / SWNS Are we hitching our wagon to the wrong star? Harvard scientist ...