On the night of Oct. 5 to 6, 1923, Edwin Hubble discovered a new star — and revealed the utter vastness of the universe. Hubble was looking at the cosmos with the 100-inch Hooker telescope at the ...

Sequel, spinoff, or franchise TV shows sharing a universe with an established series virtually guarantee a critical mass of viewers, but they rarely do justice to what came before them. Few shared ...

Part of what makes any TV show a success is watertight world-building that suspends our disbelief, and immerses us in the universe of its characters. Yet, some of the most successful TV shows in ...