The planet was discovered in 2018 around the real star 40 Eridani A — the very same star that hosts Spock's home planet in the famous sci-fi series. However, recent follow-up observations of the ...

But the alien scene was actually completely made-up. It's part of an ever-increasing gallery of images depicting real planets beyond our solar system that, in fact, no one has ever seen.

Here’s how it works. The mythical "Planet X" may actually be real, and scientists are calling it "Planet Nine." Astronomers have found evidence for a planet 10 times more massive than Earth in ...

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there was a breathtaking diversity of planets. From the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon, rebel ships and Imperial cruisers, we've seen a colorful ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Star Trek fans knew they would lose the planet Vulcan someday in a ...

A new study argues that a real-life "Jurassic World" could currently exist, just on another planet. Planets far away from Earth could be harboring species that resemble Earth's dinosaurs and ...

New research shows that a planet spotted around the real-life star 40 Eridani A, famous for hosting Dr. Spock's fictional home world in 'Star Trek', may have been an optical illusion all along.

The "Star Wars" universe presents visions of many dazzling alien worlds, but they pale in comparison to the wonders of the universe.Take a tour of some real-life alien planets, moons and asteroids ...

“This would be a real ninth planet,” says Brown, the Richard and Barbara Rosenberg Professor of Planetary Astronomy. “There have only been two true planets discovered since ancient ...

The announcement of the discovery of exoplanet Alpha Centauri Bb on Oct. 16 is a testimony to how far planetary detection techniques have come over the last few decades. It brings the total of ...