Cosmic speed limits can be a major inconvenience but they've rarely stopped science fiction in its tracks.

According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history Star Trek ...

Why do so many of us have a fascination with dry, desert planets? When Cooper is clobbered by a wall of water on a strange planet in the emotional masterpiece that is "Interstellar," it's exciting.

For centuries, planets beyond our solar system—called exoplanets—existed only in theory and science fiction. It seemed nearly impossible to detect planets light-years away, since the ...

In the realm of retro science fiction cinema, "Forbidden Planet" is unanimously considered a Hollywood classic and ranks at the top of almost any serious list of seminal outer space films.