Once, a man called the authorities about an "enormous light" that was "blazing" above his house—only to call back shortly to explain it was actually the Moon.

From the Greys to the Nordics, these aliens appear frequently across abduction stories and science fiction tales.

Is alien life really out there? For decades, humanity has looked at the night sky and asked the same question. Now, according ...

The recent discovery of an enigmatic substance on the surfaces of both Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, and Pluto, our solar ...

A Stanford scientist's model suggests many small rocky planets can't sustain atmospheres, potentially explaining the scarcity ...

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...

With Backrooms and Obsession still holding screens and Spider-Man looming, Steven pielberg’s most ambitious and fun alien film yet has a narrow window to prove itself. One of the beautiful things abou ...

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions comes up with an epic extraterrestrial playlist for Earth’s first contact from beyond the stars ...

When international space agencies send probes out into the solar system, many are abandoned to expire and deteriorate on extraterrestrial terrain. But if they’re still out there, can we learn ...

From lava tubes on Mars to ice pockets on Europa, subterranean environments may offer the best chance of finding life—and living safely—beyond our planet. “I was like, ‘OK, I'm pretty sure that ...

Hyundai has revealed two concept cars that preview the expansion of the Ioniq EV subbrand into the Chinese market. The Venus is a sleek hatchback with a pod-like design and an interior characterized ...