"Project Hail Mary" really pushes the limit when it comes to non-humanoid aliens. But researchers posit that real aliens could be even stranger than that.

A look at 10 of the greatest alien sci-fi movies, from Ridley Scott's Alien to Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, none by Steven Spielberg.

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 ...

Alien first-contact stories are a classic of science fiction, and they’re all the more fascinating because they can feel like predictions of a possible future. This is the book that made me fall in ...

As Steven Spielberg releases a new film on extraterrestrials, here's a brief history of modern alien conspiracies and why ...

While the movies of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe might have left much to be desired, they did feature an alien threat more ...

Left to Right: Steven Yeun in "Nope," the alien in Steven Spielberg's "E.T." and Scarlett Johansson in "Under the Skin ...

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

Originally conceived in the 1980s as a high-concept sci-fi film of ideas crossed with a police procedural, 1995's ...

With the release of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself resurfaces: if aliens were to arrive on Earth, would they come to conquer us, ...

Few horror franchises have had the impact of Alien. Over the last four-plus decades, there have been nine movies, several video ...

Developer and publisher Rebellion Developments announced their latest game during the Xbox Partner Preview today, as we got our ...