One of Britain’s most prominent space scientists believes humanity may finally get an answer to one of its oldest questions ...

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Aliens might be transmitting communications signals to each other across exoplanets, some astronomers think. Since these signals are likely sent as narrowband radio waves, we may now have a way to ...

In her new book "First Contact," journalist Becky Ferreira explores the scientific search for alien life, our cultural obsessions with extraterrestrials and why the truth may be more human than we ...

The Dead Space series is one of the biggest names in sci-fi horror, successfully blending a creepy, awful atmosphere with setpieces of relentless, grisly action. In the movie world, the Alien ...

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) focuses on finding technosignatures—potential signs of alien technology. If we look carefully, we might have a chance at detecting their ...

Much like a Xenomorph bursting through your chest, Alien first surprised audiences more than 45 years ago, and it hasn't stopped growing since. With nine films (including the two Predator crossovers), ...

We blasted off with Elio — and met an adorable alien named Glordon along the way. (Illustration composite: Annelise Capossela; illustrations: Walt Disney Studios/courtesy of Everett Collection) Space ...

Modern sci-fi survival-horror games owe a lot to Alien, as decades after it was first released, Ridley Scott's film is still seen as the benchmark for cosmic terror ...

One of science’s greatest honours is to have something named after you. For example, geographer Alexander von Humboldt is remembered by a penguin, a Californian county, a mountain range and so much ...

For nearly 50 years, the “Alien” franchise has terrified, thrilled, and fascinated audiences. It all began in 1979 with Ridley Scott’s “Alien,” a claustrophobic horror masterpiece that introduced ...