The Strategic Defense Initiative, or “Star Wars,” was far too ambitious for the technology of its era—but its programs live on in various US air defense efforts.

When The Empire Strikes Back premiered in 1980, audiences thought they knew how Star Wars worked. Heroes triumphed, villains ...

John Williams, the genius behind iconic film scores such as "Harry Potter," "Star Wars," and Jurassic Park," received a ...

Star Wars may have been the biggest sci-fi film out of the 1970s, but a surreal animated film from France might be the most ...

Cislunar space is the area between Earth and the Moon, and it's becoming contested territory. The Air Force Research Lab tracks spacecraft beyond geosynchronous orbit - basically a traffic camera for ...

In a significant breakthrough, scientists have identified three Earth-sized exoplanets in a binary star system, potentially ...

The twin stars in TOI-2267 orbit each other closely, forming what scientists call a “compact binary”. One of its planets ...

A foundation carrying on the legacy of a legendary Alabama scientist has given an inaugural conservation award to one of the stars of the “Star Wars” movies.

Space Force has just awarded contracts to SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin for their big launches. They also brought in new companies for smaller missions, which is Washington's way of saying "We need ...

The scene is burned into pop culture memory: a young Luke Skywalker, silhouetted against the vast desert, gazing wistfully as ...