The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...

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

This new group, which is led by Harvard professor Avi Loeb, aims to advise the Trump administration and the U.S. intelligence ...

For decades, humanity has searched the universe for signs of alien life — but some scientists warn that finding it may come with terrifying consequences. This video explores NASA’s Voyager missions, ...

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 This week’s new question: ...

Military and commercial pilots are increasingly treated as star witnesses in UFO debates, but psychologists warn their ...

Disclosure Day has plenty of UFOs and extraterrestrial species but very little of the human insights found in the filmmaker’s past work. “Disclosure Day” has plenty of UFOs and extraterrestrial ...

Left to Right: Steven Yeun in "Nope," the alien in Steven Spielberg's "E.T." and Scarlett Johansson in "Under the Skin" (Universal Pictures / A24) It didn’t take long for stories about ...

A rare visitor from another star system prompted SETI to hunt for alien technology, but the mysterious object appears to be a ...

Steven Spielberg and aliens go back a long time – they're the cinematic equivalent of peanut butter and jelly. And the history of that successful pairing has led to his new sci-fi thriller “Disclosure ...

In celebration of World UFO Day, I asked ChatGPT to give me a scenario where aliens finally make contact with us — and its ...