This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Dropping a tribute to Ridley Scott’s 1979 “Alien” halfway through his franchise-expanding series wasn’t easy. But ...

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...

Aliens could be avoiding Earth because they are terrified of a bizarre cosmic "time curse" that would turn them into outcasts, boffins have revealed. Space enthusiasts have long wondered why little ...

JWST has revealed dramatic differences between the dawn and dusk regions of the scorching exoplanet WASP-121 b. Fierce winds appear to carry heat from the planet’s permanent dayside, making the ...

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, ...

Between planning for VFX, jump scares and Xenomorphs, composer Jeff Russo had his otherworldly soundscape work cut out for ...

Filming for Season 2 of Alien: Earth will begin in London soon. The update ends weeks of speculation about the production timeline, which had slipped past an earlier May start date. The FX series, ...

Noah Hawley has brought the sci-fi/horror series to television. Many filmmakers have taken on the "Alien" franchise: James Cameron, David Fincher, Fede Álvarez. Ridley Scott even returned to the well ...

As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters ...

Scientists propose building a lab on the moon to screen Mars and other space samples for alien microbes before they ever ...