Hollywood makes initiating alien contact seem much easier than it has proven to be. In E.T. the Extraterrestrial, E.T. got ...

Scientists explore the Fermi paradox, suggesting that alien civilisations may self-destruct before becoming detectable, ...

Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who has made headlines with his theories about alien encounters, will lead a White House ...

With new technologies come new opportunities. And that is especially true in astronomy—with every new advanced telescope, we ...

With the release of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself resurfaces: if aliens were to arrive on Earth, would they come to conquer us, ...

IDW Publishing is highlighting the best part of Star Trek with its reprints of classic Trek comics that explore the franchise ...

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A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the Trump administration to ...

The scientific search for extraterrestrial life is almost entirely focused on biosignatures, radio signals, and microbial ...

Disclosure Day's screenwriter has addressed one of the movie's biggest talking points: the aliens' stereotypical design. Following its release, many had wondered about the reasoning behind their look.

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — An illegal alien from the Dominican Republic has been sentenced for pleading guilty to immigration ...