Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the discovery of our outermost planet-not-planet. Here's what to know about the short ...

a different Federation existed before the creation of the United Federation of Planets. Star Trek writer Gene L. Coon is credited with creating the Federation, and helping to establish Starfleet ...

The United Federation of Planets may hold itself up as a futuristic utopia but it also has a dark underbelly. Covert intelligence organization Section 31 carries out the missions Starfleet pretends ...

Throughout Star Trek's long history, the United Federation of Planets has faced terrifying and powerful enemies. Captain ...

White dwarf stars could host habitable planets. Fast planetary rotation reduces cloud cover, keeping surface temperatures stable.

Among the roughly 10 billion white dwarf stars in the Milky Way galaxy, a greater number than previously expected could ...