For a writer, signing on to “Planet of the Apes” is less an assignment than a calling. After all, it’s the longest-running science-fiction series in film history. So when Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, ...

Of all the long-running science-fiction movie franchises, perhaps the most durable is also one of the goofiest. Since 1968, Planet of the Apes movies have delighted hardcore sci-fi fans and casual ...

You maniacs! You want an Apes marathon? Damn youuuu!

As telescopes have become more powerful, it’s turned out our solar system is not the only game in town: There are millions of other planets out there in the galaxy. But we’re still teasing out clues ...

A young star called V1298 Tau is giving astronomers a front-row seat to the birth of the galaxy’s most common planets. Four massive but extremely low-density worlds orbiting the star appear to be ...