Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has floated the provocative idea that humans might themselves be alien‑made 'autonomous probes,' built through advanced synthetic biology rather than evolving entirely ...

In 1988, the Soviet Union launched two of its most ambitious spacecraft ever built not toward Mars itself, but toward one of ...

"Disclosure Day" director Steven Spielberg opens up to USA TODAY about aliens, AI and why he'll never quit making movies.

"Disclosure Day" director Steven Spielberg opens up to USA TODAY about aliens, AI and why he'll never quit making movies.

When the U.S. was born, humanity was still seven years away from balloon-borne flight. Where might we be another 250 years from now, should the nation be fortunate enough to survive that long?

Scientists propose building a lab on the moon to screen Mars and other space samples for alien microbes before they ever ...

In the 1982 blockbuster, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, E.T. is lured out of hiding using a trail of Reese's Pieces. But what ...

Even at this early stage in our spacefaring age, humanity has already begun sending probes that will eventually reach other solar systems, even if that was not their original intention. Five robotic ...

Last summer, a NASA-funded asteroid impact warning system detected a mysterious object speeding through the solar system. Scientists determined the object had entered the solar system from deep space, ...

"That is why it is important to keep searching." ...

12 years is a long wait to play the sequel to one of your favourite games of all time. During that decade-plus stretch, I’ve re-played the original Alien: Isolation multiple times, analysed its ...