As I found while working on my own novel, writing about aliens can be strangely helpful in this pursuit. Just as astronomers use telescopes to examine celestial objects light-years away, novelists can ...

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist ...

Cancelled after four seasons, Resident Alien is finding new fans on Netflix and proving why it’s one of sci-fi’s hidden gems.

Netflix has been sitting on a satisfying but incomplete sci-fi gem for months, and it's finally getting the final chapter fans have been craving.

As its name suggests, Alien: Earth imagines what would happen if the Xenomorph wound up on our planet. Here, it arrives as ...

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

Steven Spielberg's "Disclosure Day" packs a hopeful message into its alien-centric story, and there's plenty to dive into ...

Steven Spielberg thinks his latest alien film is his most realistic alien movie yet. The director explained in a new ...

Two different ways to tell the same story. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Science fiction is not monolithic. There are, in fact, ...

Breaking news out of eastern Oklahoma! A hole in the sky has opened. Through it, an unidentified turtle-shaped craft has descended. Alerts say that this is first contact. So it goes in the sci-fi ...

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 ...