The science-fiction film Project Hail Mary sees Ryan Gosling go to space in a state of suspended animation. But does the science suggest that’s possible?

With 'Project Hail Mary' opening in theaters, here are several essential films that explore the strange, high-stakes ...

A Space Odyssey and Everything Everywhere All at Once have the best and most effective use of dialogue in the genre.

Ahead of Amazon’s adaptation of Project Hail Mary, the book’s author discusses alien life, US space exploration and dealing with loneliness ...

The new eerie trailer for Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day has got people talking online about the Roswell Incident.

A viral podcast moment last month reignited speculation about extraterrestrials and prompted President Donald Trump’s commitment to kickstarting the release of government files on flying saucers. But ...

Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to why.

Aliens have been making headlines thanks to former US President Barack Obama’s remark in a podcast interview that they were “real but I haven’t seen them.” On Radio 4’s flagship new programme Today, ...

For nearly five decades, Steven Spielberg has helped define what alien stories mean to movie audiences. Sometimes they arrive as cosmic miracles. Sometimes as existential threats. Sometimes as ...

There’s no denying the allure of alien artifacts. Science fiction is awash in the material remnants of extraterrestrial civilizations, which surface in everything from the classic books of Arthur C.

Americans are becoming more open to the idea that aliens have visited Earth, according to a series of polls that show belief in alien visitation has been steadily on the rise since 2012. Moreover, ...

Science fiction has long speculated about the possibility of first contact with an alien species from a distant world and how we might be able to communicate with them. But what if we simply don’t ...