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

New SETI protocols outline how scientists should verify, share, and respond to potential evidence of alien intelligence in ...

If and when SETI discovers alien life, a revised Declaration of Principles guarantees once the discovery has been verified, ...

Science fiction stories about “alien” invaders are often political allegories for anxieties around immigration. Now, a government website depicts non-citizens as extraterrestrials.

Legendary movie director Steven Spielberg sparked a viral reaction with recent comments questioning how alien disclosure ...

“Disclosure” has become a cult word. It shouldn't be, since all it means, technically, is to reveal something. But the new ...

Emily Blunt didn’t use AI to craft the clicking sounds that her character makes in Steven Spielberg’s newest sci-fi thriller.

When the Trump administration registered the domains Aliens.gov and Alien.gov in March, UFO conspiracy theorists wondered whether they might finally get answers they’d long awaited. But coming on the ...

The White House turned a legal term into a science-fiction spectacle. The real story is not the theatrics. It is how language ...

The International Academy of Astronautics has updated its guidelines, requiring verification and UN consultation before ...