A strange purple object aboard the ISS sparked alien fears online, but NASA revealed it was a potato experiment. It shows how ...

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Life on Earth is a precious thing, especially given what astronomers know about the visible universe. Although researchers ...

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A strange, tentacled object that went viral online was revealed to be a space-grown purple potato. Astronaut Don Pettit ...

If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? That question sits at the heart of Disclosure Day, Spielberg’s new film. Here are 10 movies that ...

Andy Weir discusses his science-fueled novel “Project Hail Mary,” which has been adapted into a film that opens in theaters ...