exoplanets

Inspired by Star Trek to pursue astronomy, 26-year-old Michelle Kunimoto is one of the whip-smart young scientists who just might help us find the first evidence of extraterrestrial life

Proxima b is the nearest exoplanet to Earth, and it lies within its star’s habitable zone. That means it could—maybe—host life.

Paul Wells on what the hit film says about humanity’s place in space