When science fiction explores that, the results are often some of the most terrifying stories ever told on screen. The 2000 movie Supernova is what happens when Hollywood tries to clone Event Horizon and ends up performing an autopsy on its own genre.

Sci-fi movies can bend the rules however they please, but they're often more compelling when they stick to the facts and present more accurate depictions of outer space. Many of the best space exploration movies ever - like 2001: A Space Odyssey and ...

NIRCam (Near-InfraRed Camera) of the James Webb Telescope helps us to understand and observe the distant galaxies, young stars, and exoplanets. These are some recently captured images which show us how the stars interact and what all new formations have been formed with the help of gases and dust.

Earth's orbit is getting crowded with junk. And that's becoming a major problem. Starting with Sputnik I in 1957, humanity has sent up nearly 17,000 satellites. Around 11,500 of them are still there, alongside discarded old rocket parts. And a staggering ...

Lower gravity. Higher radiation. No ER access. These are just a few of the challenges that humans face in outer space. Emily and Regina talk to a NASA astronaut (and astronaut scientist) about the impact of spaceflight on the human body. Plus, we learn ...

Paul M. Sutter talks about the science behind movies and TV shows set in space. New Release: Farm, merge, grow and expand your land in this new puzzle game!New Release: Farm, merge, grow and expand your land in this new puzzle game!

Humanity's quest to explore—and, perhaps eventually, colonize—outer space has prompted a great many ideas about how precisely to go about it. While conventional wisdom suggests that space launch via rockets is the best way to send human beings into ...

Astronauts could soon be able to move more freely in space thanks to robotic trousers developed by British scientists. Not only does the ground-breaking technology have out-of-this-world benefits, but researchers say it could also provide more down-to ...

After having her head shaved by nurses at Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center, patient Catherine Klie’s right hand shook as she tried to trace spiral circles and straight lines with a marker. It didn’t look good, with scribbly markings on the test ...