Sky watchers are in for a treat this month as the stars align to give amateurs a shot to see six planets at once.

Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

NASA's recent findings reveal desert-like planets, popularized in sci-fi like Dune, are unlikely to support life, even within habitable zones. This challenges long-held fantasies about alien life on ...

The Star Trek universe is full of exotic and breathtaking planets, and now in a preview for Lower Decks #3, fans see a new ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. It's no secret that science fiction writers are fond of rooting their imagined alien lifeforms on ...

For centuries, planets beyond our solar system—called exoplanets—existed only in theory and science fiction. It seemed nearly impossible to detect planets light-years away, since the ...

Humans have long imagined exotic and intriguing worlds beyond our solar system. However, in recent years, science fiction has become science reality. Undiscovered Worlds reveals the methods used by ...

"Even if a planet is in the habitable zone, if it has too small a water inventory, it transitions to an uninhabitable state." It's no secret that science fiction writers are fond of rooting their ...