A mysterious comet from beyond our solar system is giving astronomers a rare glimpse into alien worlds — and it may have ...

A wave of curated playlists and retrospectives is celebrating film scenes where music and on-screen action are perfectly synchronized, from Edgar Wright's rhythmic chases in Baby Driver to Chaplin's ...

In case you haven't heard, The Odyssey is getting the Christopher Nolan treatment. With a cast including Matt Damon, Anne ...

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Regina Barber and Nell Greenfieldboyce about the Artemis moon missions, the "seismic quiet" during a solar eclipse, and the origins of a mysterious interstellar visitor.

Astronomers can use telescopes to find specific molecules in the atmospheres of neighboring planets, in nebulae—clouds of ...

NASA's SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) mission has mapped interstellar ice at an unprecedented scale. Covering regions in our ...

2026 is shaping up to be a year for incredible music books. Some of the best non-fiction books are projects where the writer is stepping up to fill a gap, to document the undocumented (or ...

Steven Spielberg revealed to Empire magazine (via Total Film) on his “Disclosure Day” press tour that he was attached to direct “Interstellar” for only a year before dropping out and being replaced by ...

Steven Spielberg grew fascinated with “Interstellar” in the year he was attached to the project before dropping out and Christopher Nolan taking over as director. In a conversation with Empire ...

Our solar system's famous "invader" might be as old as the Milky Way itself. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The interstellar ...

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is the gift that keeps on giving. A snapshot of space that lies beyond the solar system, it brings clues to our understanding of other stars, other worlds and the galaxy we ...

Despite competition from box-office-crushing hobbits, X-Men, and Autobots, Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar landed as one of 2014’s big theatrical hits. But its ultimate legacy wasn’t clear at the ...