The Fermi Explorer is not the first mission to Alpha Centauri ever proposed. The star, at 4.37 light-years (or 25 trillion ...

There were no shortage of sci-fi movie franchises filling up theaters across the 2000s, but a good few of these sagas should have come to an end this decade.

Bolted to the sides of two spacecraft now drifting far beyond the edge of the solar system are two identical gold-plated ...

After nearly a decade, Ridley Scott is returning to the Alien franchise with a contemporary take. The Academy Award honoree recently revealed that he’s “rewriting the next Alien film,” which will ...

Ridley Scott does not seem to be thinking of retiring anytime soon. Not only does the director, 88, have Jacob Elordi starrer “The Dog Stars” opening Friday, he’s planning to put his own stamp on ...

Allison Janney was told by an agent while starting out in the industry that she would only be able to play aliens and lesbians given her height.

Nails the look, feel, and sound of Aliens. You’re never really comfortable, in a good way. The Specialist class that lets you custom-assemble your own class is the way to go. James Cameron has ...

After decades of secrecy, stigma, and sometimes silliness—like the conspiratorial tales about recovered spacecraft and alien remains at a place known as Area 51 in Nevada—the government has at long ...

The Trump administration has activated a secretive and never-before-used legal process to quickly deport foreign nationals deemed to be “alien terrorists” or their immediate family members. The ...

For decades, the idea of making contact with extraterrestrial life has fascinated scientists and the general public alike. While Hollywood often portrays alien encounters as inevitable, the reality is ...

Hollywood makes initiating alien contact seem much easier than it has proven to be. In E.T. the Extraterrestrial, E.T. got stranded on earth when his alien compadres abandoned their botany mission. In ...