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The organic molecules could come from life or from ordinary chemistry — only samples returned to Earth can settle it.

A beloved sci-fi Tim Burton movie is finally getting a 4K release after three decades. This upgrade will let audiences ...

Deep beneath the Atlantic, an alien-like lost city of towering chimneys offers clues to life on Earth and other worlds.

Maymo’s animal-loving family watches their dogs encounter an alien in disguise in a strange and suspenseful real-life prank.

These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial life.

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

Sega and Creative Assembly have finally officially revealed Alien: Isolation 2 with a new trailer at Summer Game Fest 2026. While the trailer stops short of announcing a release date or even a release ...

It may seem like we are on the verge of discovering alien life. In 2025, a press release stated that we have the “strongest hints yet” of extraterrestrial life on the exoplanet K2-18b. And when ...