JWST has revealed dramatic differences between the dawn and dusk regions of the scorching exoplanet WASP-121 b. Fierce winds appear to carry heat from the planet’s permanent dayside, making the ...
With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination ...
No matter the time or vantage point, from a pre-Neolithic cave to a post-lockdown London high-rise, the predictability of the night sky has always been humanity's symbol of permanence and reassuring ...
“Prior models required a matter-energy content that was ‘unphysical,’ meaning it had features we don’t see in the regular ...
"I think these are not far-out type of ideas; they are not really futuristic ideas that we are talking about." ...
Interstellar travel remains one of humanity’s greatest dreams, but also its most distant goal. Even reaching nearby stars would take thousands of years with current technology.Explore theoretical ...
In a surprising paper from 2021, scientists Alexey Bobrick and Gianni Martire suggested that they’d nailed down a physical model for a warp drive, which flew in the face of what ...
Astronomers using radio telescope observations to get an inside look at an interstellar comet have gleaned new insights into when and where the celestial object formed. The comet, named 3I/ATLAS, ...
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 ...
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 ...
“There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember.” Richard Feynman’s reflection lingers because it feels personal. The stars look crowded. Common sense whispers ...