"Project Hail Mary" really pushes the limit when it comes to non-humanoid aliens. But researchers posit that real aliens ...

From microscopic organisms living on frozen worlds to bizarre creatures drifting through alien skies, this journey explores ...

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

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...

Is the rest of the cosmos a pristine environment awaiting the arrival of humanity’s “post-human” descendants? Or is advanced ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.

With the release of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself ...

Master director Steven Spielberg returns with a new science fiction thriller. “Disclosure Day” is about the cover-up of extraterrestrial life. The key to the truth is Emily Blunt.

There is plenty of intriguing sci-fi on offer this month, whether it’s solar-powered cities from Adrian Tchaikovsky or a strange future from M. John Harrison ...

There’s no data to suggest that aliens exist. However, if we believed they existed and came to Earth, our planet would offer ...

These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial ...