Thirty years after the first exoplanet was found in 1995, NASA's counter of confirmed worlds outside our Solar System crossed ...

Aliens have long been a staple of science fiction. Yet the possibility of intelligent life beyond Earth is more than a matter of imagination—it is also a subject of serious scientific inquiry.

NASA has confirmed 6,000 exoplanets, marking a major milestone in humanity’s quest to understand other worlds. From gas giants hugging their stars to planets covered in lava or clouds of gemstones, ...

This article predates the current owners of Science Blog. It has not been reviewed under the current editorial process and is kept as part of the archive. Four hundred light years away, a planet ...

Alien: Earth just wrapped up its first season and all I can say is, what a mess. Where to even begin with the dreadful, sloppy, pointless finale? How about a spoiler warning. The episode starts with ...