How scientifically accurate is your favorite sci-fi space battle?

One of Saturn's moons looks a lot like an infamous planet-destroying battle station from science fiction, but astronomers have some very real theories about the complex crater that gives Mimas its unique feature.

These aren't the droids you're looking for. But it is the video you're looking for! Jedi mind tricks are one of the most interesting incarnations of the Force. They seem almost magical. However, in this video, we see that Jedi mind...

The Force is strong in the Star Wars universe. But not everyone can use its power. So how does the ordinary, non-Jedi warrior, Chirrut Imwe compensate for his blindness? Turns out, the brain has its own superpowers. In this episode of...

Scientists will soon have the opportunity to visit a unique object in the asteroid belt called Psyche, which may be the exposed metallic core of a planetary body that stopped growing before it became a big planet like Earth. Dr. Lindy...

A dying star is ripping apart planets in its own solar system, according to a team of astronomers who published a paper yesterday in the journal Nature. The star, called WD 1145+017, is a white dwarf in the constellation Virgo. The...