CoRoT-2 b is a hot Jupiter 696 light-years away whose thermal hotspot is shifted in the wrong direction. New VLT data suggests the reason is its unusually slow rotation.

Astrophotographer Efrain Morales captured spectacular footage of China's Tiangong space station as its silhouette buzzed ...

Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.

As NASA prepares for long-term moon bases, scientists are working on how to grow food in lunar soil and deal with razor-sharp ...

Sometimes the most extraordinary places hide in plain sight, and the Dee Wright Observatory near Blue River proves that ...

Lisbon-based design studio Frau im Mond launches Alien Magazine, a publication built for people who feel other, with design ...

Evidence from at least two other Solar System bodies – Earth and the asteroid Vesta – preserves the scars of heavy impacts ...

Chris is a Senior News Writer for Collider. He can be found in an IMAX screen, with his eyes watering and his ears bleeding for his own pleasure. He joined the news team in 2022 and accidentally fell ...

The best way to find alien technosignatures is to look for ones that have long survived their creators, according to a new paper.

Our search for technosignatures—clear signs of advanced civilizations beyond Earth—takes many forms. Many are driven by the famous Drake equation, which attempts to estimate how many technological ...

12 years is a long wait to play the sequel to one of your favourite games of all time. During that decade-plus stretch, I’ve re-played the original Alien: Isolation multiple times, analysed its ...

Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a co-op shooter where you ...