Could humans spread Earth life beyond our planet? Astrobiologists explain where extremophiles might survive and why the risks ...

A controversial Harvard University cosmologist who has suggested alien lifeforms could be sailing into the solar system disguised as meteors is leading the Trump administration’ ...

The first six months of 2026 have produced four stand-out sci-fi movies – and they all have one thing in common, says Bethan ...

For every "Alien" or "Event Horizon," there are dozens of lesser-known space horror movies that deserve much more love and ...

Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.

First, there was the release of the so-called UFO files by the Trump administration in May, which sparked a wide range of reactions from religious Americans. Then there was a new blockbuster summer ...

As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters ...

Alien: Earth star, Timothy Olyphant, reveals that Season 2 will take the story for the prequel series' next chapter in a very ...

A biologist specializing in invasive species has partnered with a former Pentagon strategist in pushing NASA to construct a ...

Noah Hawley has brought the sci-fi/horror series to television. Many filmmakers have taken on the “Alien” franchise: James Cameron, David Fincher, Fede Álvarez. Ridley Scott even returned to the well ...

On May 22, 2026, the Pentagon released a second batch of previously classified photos and videos showing what appear to be unexplained flying objects. These file dumps were the culmination of a ...

For decades, the search for life beyond Earth has revolved around a key question: What molecules should scientists be looking for on other planets or moons? A new study, published in Nature Astronomy, ...