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The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...

A look at 10 of the greatest alien sci-fi movies, from Ridley Scott's Alien to Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, none by Steven Spielberg.

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This month’s recommendations include a dreamscape space opera, a dark time-travel diner comedy and an existential alien thriller.

You've seen the famous aliens, planets and scientists, but now it's time to venture even farther into the depths of space.

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life. Tardigrades—a type of invertebrate ...

There’s no data to suggest that aliens exist. However, if we believed they existed and came to Earth, our planet would offer ...