What does it mean to be a Betazoid? Here's how 'Starfleet Academy' is expanding the canon of a beloved 'Next Generation' ...

Humans have been scouring the sky for alien life for centuries, and we’ve had, let’s face it, little success. Proposed ...

It’s not quite clear what the latest Trek series wants to be: a rollicking adventure, a college coming-of-age story, or a ...

Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

In September, NASA announced the discovery of a possible sign of life, known as a potential biosignature, on Mars. The Perseverance rover, which has been exploring a dried-up lakebed for years, found ...

There was a small but surprising moment in Star Trek fandom that got everyone talking. When fans first saw Klingon character Jay‑Den Kraag smiling in promotional footage for Starfleet Academy, ...

Some of the most famous alien races in all of science fiction originate in the "Star Trek" universe. From the violent, war-mongering Klingons to the silly, furry Tribbles, there are any number of ...

Everything really is bigger — and stranger — in Texas. This year proved the Lone Star State is full of wild surprises after several Texans spotted some rare and unusual encounters with sea creatures ...

The Mars Perseverance rover has been investigating the Jezero Crater and came across something that is not native to Mars at all. It is a meteorite that collided with the red planet. Though various ...

The next adventure in the 32nd century is almost here. Although Star Trek: Discovery ended a very specific era of Trek, that version of the future will continue in a surprising way when the new series ...

The 3I/ATLASs object is unusual because it came to the Solar System from "interstellar space." 3I/ATLAS is an interstellar object, possibly experiencing cryovolcanism, resembling trans-Neptunian ...

Imagine that you’re an astronomer conducting a radio survey of the heavens. Maybe you’re searching for pulsars, or radio galaxies, or just mapping neutral hydrogen. Then, out of nowhere, you detect a ...