The “Seven Sisters” of the Pleiades are part of a much larger complex that can help reveal our galaxy’s deep history

If you were to jump directly from the first episode of Star Trek: Discovery to its finale — which just debuted on Paramount Plus — the whiplash would throw you clear out of your seat like your ship had suffered an inertial damper malfunction.

For nearly sixty years, the Star Trek franchise has been thriving on both TV and film. But it has especially flourished in the streaming era, with the Paramount+ shows of Star Trek: Discovery in 2017 and Star Trek: Picard in 2020. Discovery and Picard are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. After spending the last six months in the evening sky for all to see, on March 23, Venus passed between Earth and ...

Gene Roddenberry created Star Trek after his previous series, called The Lieutenant, earned the ire of network censors for an episode about racism. He realized that through sci-fi allegory, a show could tackle these sensitive issues and uptight executives or censors wouldn't even realize it.

Tribbles are trouble in the Star Trek universe because they're so hard to remove, much like these real-life animals that've infested Australia over time.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. What is the bright white star in the east right now? Whenever you look at the night sky right now, you’ll likely ...

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