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Somewhere out there, a planet roughly the size of Earth may be orbiting a distant star in conditions that could support life.

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Steven Spielberg's claims that aliens have already visited Earth have drawn a mixed but pointed scientists' reaction this week, with astrophysicists in the UK and Australia stressing that while ...

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, ...

At 80, SF author M John Harrison is producing some of his best work. He talks about finding his voice, alien intelligence and the advice from Iain Banks that still spurs him on ...

The law says the state Department of Public Safety “may use all reasonable lawful investigative means available” to determine ...

US firm Vast is developing spinning space stations with artificial gravity to keep astronauts healthy on deep-space missions and push the search for alien life.