In 1996, "Independence Day" hit cinemas. It showed never-before-seen images, packaged as light popcorn entertainment.

The makers of the blockbusting sci-fi thriller reveal how they made a hit, why Kevin Spacey was almost involved and what went wrong with the sequel ...

Research indicates airport radar systems may unintentionally broadcast Earth's presence to aliens up to 200 lightyears away, ...

CoRoT-2 b is a hot Jupiter 696 light-years away whose thermal hotspot is shifted in the wrong direction. New VLT data ...

Astronomers have recently started looking for black holes bigger than galaxies. Brian Lacki explains how these “stupendously ...

A new SETI study argues that turbulent space weather around distant stars can smear out ultra‑narrow alien radio signals, ...

The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...

A corner of the internet is promoting the idea that the AI-generated images show Trump with Nordic royal guards.

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 ...

"Disclosure Day" is a new sci-fi film by director Steven Spielberg starring Emily Blunt. The film is good and at times riveting, but not on par with Spielberg's greatest works. Emily Blunt's ...

In one of the most bizarre mix-ups by a major studio in recent memory, DC has mistakenly included an obscure Star Wars character in a piece of official art promoting ...