Could humans spread Earth life beyond our planet? Astrobiologists explain where extremophiles might survive and why the risks ...

Thus far, our search for extraterrestrial life points toward Clarke’s former point, suggesting that our little blue dot is ...

From the Greys to the Nordics, these aliens appear frequently across abduction stories and science fiction tales.

From microscopic organisms living on frozen worlds to bizarre creatures drifting through alien skies, this journey explores ...

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 ...

Steven Spielberg's new movie debuted in theaters on June 12 Niko Tavernise/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment Disclosure Day, starring Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor, premiered in theaters ...

When I look at the night sky, I don’t wonder whether alien life is somewhere out there; I think it probably is. Considering the sheer number of stars in the cosmos, and the possibly larger number of ...

Half a century after "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," the director returns to the subject of UFOs with "Disclosure Day." His science fiction films are informed by his fascination with alien encou ...

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