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.

The Harvard astrophysicist has devoted years—and thousands of interviews—to the idea that mysterious objects streaking ...

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

The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...

To date, over 5000 exoplanets have been discovered using telescopes on the ground and in space. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...

A rare visitor from another star system prompted SETI to hunt for alien technology, but the mysterious object appears to be a ...

As a form of escapism, video games are great, aren't they? Especially those that you can lose track of time in, immersing ...

God and aliens are having a moment. But what do Christianity and other faiths really teach about ETs?

This space exploration documentary takes viewers on an imagined voyage across the Milky Way to some of the most extraordinary ...

From memoirs and historical fiction to romances and comedies, these are the Audible audiobooks to enjoy as Amazon launches ...

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