Scientists think it’s only a matter of time before we find evidence of alien life among the billions of stars in our galaxy. But what happens if—or when—we make actual contact with alien life?

But it wasn’t until the 20th century that scientists took the natural next step: trying to listen and talk to aliens. Thanks to the burgeoning field of radio astronomy, which wields massive ...

Are aliens real? The Milky Way could have 40 billion Earth-sized planets, but many evolutionary scientists assume that intelligent life is vanishingly rare. A new study upends that belief ...

The TV series Alien: Earth is set to premiere this year, adding another chapter to the beloved franchise. In the meantime, these seven movies are perfect for fans to satisfy their craving for ...

Up close, it’s a vast alien-like installation of hundreds of thousand of mirrors pointed at three towers, each taller than the Statue of Liberty. When this plant opened near the California ...

Tasked with integrating these capabilities across the entire defense enterprise, the CDAO ensures unity of mission, tighter interagency coordination, and a strategic outlook for AI development and ...

One of the holy grails of modern astronomy is finding life on an alien planet. But that is an extremely daunting task. The James Webb Space Telescope is unlikely to be able to identify ...

And humanity is less likely to be alone in the universe than we thought. Though not direct proof of aliens, the theory offers a way forward for testing and studying where, when, and if aliens ...

The Xenomorph from the Alien film franchise is one of the coolest, most nefarious movie monsters ever hatched, with its acid blood, mouths-within-mouths, and diabolical claws. It pretty much ...