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The real-life challenges faced by the still largely hypothetical dream of interstellar travel.

The Hubble Space Telescope has collected a stunning image of the globular cluster NGC 6440 appearing almost like a cosmic bee hive surrounded by a swarm of stellar bees.

Microbes carried by laser-propelled sails could serve as interstellar probes that can build communications stations to phone home from Alpha Centauri.

For humans to ever venture out among the stars, we will have to solve some hefty logistical problems.

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Is TRAPPIST-1 a mirror or a mirage? Could it contain Earth-like planets — and possibly life — or does its passing resemblance to the solar system hide alien planets with inhospitable conditions? C

NASA scientists have discovered a new planet orbiting around a nearby star that is in a habitable zone. But does this planet have liquid oceans that can support life?

With the U.S. experiencing lackluster productivity growth since 2010, we need the best robots and AI that we can muster. We shouldn't fear them just because — decades-old spoiler alert — HAL turns out to be a dastardly villain in "2001: Space Odyssey."

Robots have had terrible PR going on a century now with little or no justification.

As part of the Breakthrough Listen project, the MeerKAT radio telescope will search a million nearby stars for signals from technology that could indicate intelligent extraterrestrial life.