Besides the original cult hit film, the sci-fi franchise Alien Nation also encompasses a TV series and several TV movies ...

The rich irony at the heart of the storied “Alien” franchise is that at the core of these encounters with the monstrous animal is a question of what, in fact, makes us truly human. The grand twist of ...

When you hear that a giant, icy mass hurtling through space has entered our solar system, your mind might leap straight to ...

All fiction is metaphor,” wrote Ursula K Le Guin. “Science fiction is metaphor.” The writer, most famous for her Earthsea fantasy novels, captured the civil rights movement, second-wave feminism and ...

Historically, many scientists and society have been fascinated by the prospect of making contact with extraterrestrial ...

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Scientists suggest the first alien signal we detect could be a desperate cry for help from a fading civilization.

This story first appeared in Trying!, a thoughtful, funny, wide-ranging daily newsletter featuring essays from the mind of Matt Gross. You can sign up for them here. Those were simple aliens for ...

Columbia University professor David Kipping predicts humanity's first alien encounter will be with a rare, "loud" ...

President Donald Trump has been fully briefed on America's secret UFO programs and the existence of multiple alien races here on Earth. At least that is ...

The research is mounting up that we might not be alone in this big wide world. So what's the likelihood that aliens are out ...