The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist ...

You've seen the famous aliens, planets and scientists, but now it's time to venture even farther into the depths of space.

It may seem like we are on the verge of discovering alien life. In 2025, a press release stated that we have the "strongest ...

On May 22, 2026, the Pentagon released a second batch of previously classified photos and videos showing what appear to be ...

We talk to astronomer Professor Jon Willis about what form alien life may take based on evidence we find on Earth ...

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

Science fiction stories about “alien” invaders are often political allegories for anxieties around immigration. Now, a ...

Even though astronomers didn’t detect alien tech signals from a rare interstellar visitor, the results are worthwhile, they ...

Aliens tend to fall into two distinct camps: those who want to zap us with lasers, and those who want to be our cool new intergalactic BFFs. While the world-invasion types tend to grab the headlines ...

Aliens did not visit Earth in the distant past. They didn't build the pyramids or rule ancient Greece from Mount Olympus or teach Mesoamericans how to plant corn. How do I know? Because they didn't do ...

Though the series’ protagonist is an alien, the show’s science fiction elements were relatively subtle in the early seasons. Harry spends as much time investigating the murder of the town’s last ...