Radio silence has long puzzled those searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, but the answer might lie much closer to the source of potential signals than previously thought. Conditions around ...

Solar winds near aliens’ homes – and ours – might be blowing away signs of alien technosignatures by broadening signals The SETI Institute, the nonprofit that conducts a search for extraterrestrial ...

Scientists detect alcohol on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The strange discovery could reveal secrets about alien solar systems and cosmic chemistry.

Sandra Hüller also stars in Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s sci-fi epic based on the Andy Weir novel about a science teacher who finds an unusual ally in a mission to save two worlds.

If a new science fiction film strongly reminds you of a handful of others, how much of a problem is it when those others are among the best things the genre’s done in 25 years? When it comes to the ...

PROJECT HAIL MARY is a science fiction thriller about an Earth astronaut who emerges from hibernation only to find his two crewmates ...

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in Chile have detected extraordinarily high levels of methanol in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, with methanol-to-hydrogen-cyanide ...

Filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have made a reputation for themselves in Hollywood. They see the potential in ...

The science is accessible and Ryan Gosling is a superb Everyman in the excellent space adventure "Project Hail Mary," based on Andy Weir's novel.

Ryan Gosling leads Project Hail Mary, a satisfying space odyssey that adds extraterrestrial wrinkles to Andy Weir's wonkiness.

Do aliens exist? Few debates have proved as enduring – or as divisive – as the question of whether there is life beyond Earth.

Ryan Gosling is sent out into the stars.