A special effects artist and cinematographer, he also worked on “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Tron,” and took a detour to ...

The first Star Wars movie released in 1977 and George Lucas’ legendary tale of an epic space adventure has continued to capture the hearts and minds of the viewers to this day.

Much of the Endor location has been destroyed since filming, but you can still visit part of where Star Wars: Return of the ...

In the cold, dark outskirts of planetary systems far beyond the reach of the known planets, mysterious gas giants and ...

Several billion years ago, in the chaotic mess of a developing star system, two stars formed in tandem with each other, positioning themselves perfectly to be observed from a distant planet called ...

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new giant exoplanet around an M-dwarf star (GEMS). The ...

The lone planet confirmed to be in the system is squeezed in between the two, orbiting at a distance similar to Earth's ...

In April, astronomers said they had detected a possible signature of life on the exoplanet K2-18b. Now, three independent ...

Webb’s powerful instruments have detected crystalline water ice in a distant star system, offering rare insight into planet ...

But the Star Wars films' Tatooine—best known as Luke Skywalker's home planet—has firm roots ... Gharsa salt flat feels something like the end of the earth. Familiar landmarks of the ...

Tyson appears at the Luther Burbank Center on June 5 in a show called “An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies, Part II” billed ...

See for yourself by revisiting some of the most acclaimed, iconic, and even underrated robotic performances – including ...