As shocking as it sounds today, prior to the 1990s, scientists couldn't be certain that stars beyond the sun also had planets orbiting them. Since the discovery of the first extra-solar planet, or ...

A super-hot planet 260 light-years from Earth is showing signs of water vapor in its atmosphere, despite scorching temperatures. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on ...

Alien planet seen being battered by 5,400mph winds in first weather map outside our solar system ever. The wind travels seven times faster than the speed of sound ...

Mapping the surface features of farflung alien planets is a tough task, as a simple example illustrates. Rapidly spin a globe with black and white regions painted evenly on its surface.

SEE ALSO: Seven Earth-sized planets orbit an alien star only 40 light-years away. ... In general, basically any photo or picture you see of TRAPPIST-1 and its planets is art in some form.

He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, "Out There," was published on Nov. 13 ...

AN ALIEN planet with traces of water and "complex weather patterns like Earth" might be seen like a good contender for a Planet B. But it would be impossible for us humans to survive there. Planet ...

Well, well. Alien: Romulus will hit Hulu on Thursday, Nov. 21, but before that happens, a Xenomorph would like a word with you in the above teaser. Visually speaking, we’re seeing the same mind ...

A “Shrek”-style, 3-D-animated co-production, “Planet 51” is a less entertaining “Monsters vs. Aliens.” A comic reimagining of a 1950s science-fiction B-movie from Madrid’s Ilion ...

As shocking as it sounds today, prior to the 1990s, scientists couldn't be certain that stars beyond the sun also had planets orbiting them. Since the discovery of the first extra-solar planet, or ...

The burgeoning exoplanet catalog has delivered a multitude of planets that really emphasize the "alien" in "alien worlds." With planets so hot they rain iron, planets with savage, glass-filled ...