One of the film’s most memorable scenes shows Cooper sending messages to his daughter from inside a black hole. While the sequence was designed as science fiction, new research suggests the underlying ...

“There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember.” That observation, attributed to American physicist Richard Feynman, captures a tension many people feel when ...

Minuscule silicon wafers propelled by lasers could be used to steer light sails, helping them travel beyond the solar system ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Our brain’s evolution makes it nearly impossible to commit to a multi-generational mission like interstellar travel, says one evolutionary ...

Powered by laser light, this tiny sail lays the groundwork for future advances in lightsail technology and the potential for interstellar propulsion. Reading time 3 minutes A team of researchers at ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Exploring beyond our solar system could have lasting impacts here on Earth, and scientists, creatives and industry experts gather at the University of Texas at Austin this week to ...

This month marks 40 years since Michael J. Fox, as Marty McFly, jumped into a souped-up DeLorean and went back in time, putting his very future existence at risk. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "BACK TO THE ...