The research is mounting up that we might not be alone in this big wide world. So what's the likelihood that aliens are out ...

Far beyond the eight familiar planets in our solar system, countless bizarre and extreme worlds await discovery — and some have already been found. Thanks to rapidly advancing telescope technology, ...

Tylos (or WASP-121b) is a gaseous, giant exoplanet located some 900 light-years away in the constellation Puppis. Astronomers have used four massive telescopes in Chile to look into a planet's ...

Early depictions of alien planets in science fiction reflected pure imagination — jungles on Venus, canals on Mars, and oxygen-rich skies orbiting distant stars. As astronomy advanced and telescopes ...

Anime in the science fiction genre explores unique settings beyond Earth, like Mars, Eden, and distant galaxies. Themes of colonization, exploration, and dystopian futures are common in science ...

Though it begins with its cinematic feet affixed to the ground, French writer-director Jérémy Clapin’s “Meanwhile on Earth,” his moody hybrid follow-up to the lyrical, Oscar-nominated animated feature ...