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 ...

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

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 ...

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 first six months of 2026 have produced four stand-out sci-fi movies – and they all have one thing in common, says Bethan ...

This month’s recommendations include a dreamscape space opera, a dark time-travel diner comedy and an existential alien thriller.

From Project Hail Mary to Independence Day, Alien to Arrival, these alien movies are much better than Disclosure Day.

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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 ...

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, ...

These sci-fi films deserve far more love than they've received! Join us as we count down our picks for the most overlooked ...