Life on Earth is a precious thing, especially given what astronomers know about the visible universe. Although researchers ...

Out of the 6,000 known exoplanets, it's these rocky worlds that are most worthy of attention in the search for life beyond ...

Scientists have identified 45 Earth-like exoplanets that are the strongest known candidates for hosting extraterrestrial life.

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability ...

The film focuses on Dr. Ryland Grace and the Eridian alien Rocky as they team up to save their respective planets from ...

A study from Cornell University discovered that a particular purple “light fingerprint” could be indicative of ...

A bizarre, ultra-light planet is cloaked in such a thick haze that even JWST can’t reveal its composition. Its unusual size and orbit are forcing scientists to rethink how planets form.

We took a look at how close our real world is to some of the most remarkable parts of Ryan Gosling’s sci-fi blockbuster. The ...

Deep in the cold darkness beyond our Solar System, Oxford-led astronomers have discovered a world that defies easy categorisation: a small, rocky worl.

Project Hail Mary has a surprising turn in the story, and we spoke to star Ryan Gosling and screenwriter Drew Goddard about ...

With most of Project Hail Mary's action taking place in far off corners of space it was up to Australian cinematographer Greig Fraser to create what we've never seen.