Astronomers have recently started looking for black holes bigger than galaxies. Brian Lacki explains how these “stupendously ...

Deep within Uranus and Neptune, immense pressure and heat are transforming carbon into diamonds that rain down through the ...

In a new paper, researchers examine the possibility of other consciousnesses that take on forms far beyond our imagination.

The big-idea explorers at Aperture dive into the most mind-bending thought experiments that continue to defy explanation and ...

For decades, the question of whether life exists beyond Earth has been the domain of science fiction writers and late-night ...

A NASA astronaut preparing for a grueling eight-month stint in orbit reveals a plan to test for extraterrestrial life.

Wine grapes from Texas will soon join worms, human sperm, and cookie dough on a growing list of Earth objects sent to space.

Saying something is caused by magic is a much less interesting explanation to me,” Bergner says. The thrill of discovery, she ...

Science fiction has thrived in literature over the last half a century, thanks to masterpieces like Hyperion and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

JWST has revealed dramatic differences between the dawn and dusk regions of the scorching exoplanet WASP-121 b. Fierce winds appear to carry heat from the planet’s permanent dayside, making the ...