Alien first-contact stories are a classic of science fiction, and they’re all the more fascinating because they can feel like predictions of a possible future. This is the book that made me fall in ...

Ryan Gosling stars as Ryland Grace in "Project Hail Mary." Jonathan Olley/Amazon MGM Studios In “Project Hail Mary,” the new ...

A look at 10 of the greatest alien sci-fi movies, from Ridley Scott's Alien to Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, none by Steven Spielberg.

Alien: Earth star, Timothy Olyphant, reveals that Season 2 will take the story for the prequel series' next chapter in a very ...

Cosmologist, Avi Loeb, was chosen to lead a team of scientists to study the national security risks posed by UFOs.

After reading about this topic for over a decade and spending months researching the possibilities, I’m going to show you the three most promising solutions to the paradox and explain something nearly ...

A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the White House to lead a ...

Spielberg’s latest film about aliens and UFOs, “Disclosure Day,” arrives this week and rates as an excursion into his perhaps ...

Steven Spielberg is disclosing his thoughts on worlds beyond our own. After all, the Oscar-winning director shared insight into whether his wife Kate Chapshaw or their blended family of seven kids ...

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With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

A NASA astronaut preparing for a grueling eight-month stint in orbit reveals a plan to test for extraterrestrial life.