"Project Hail Mary" really pushes the limit when it comes to non-humanoid aliens. But researchers posit that real aliens could be even stranger than that.

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.

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 ...

In these science fiction books, extraterrestrial beings are sympathetic, horrifying and everything in between. By James S.A. Corey James S.A. Corey is the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, the ...

With the release of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself resurfaces: if aliens were to arrive on Earth, would they come to conquer us, ...

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

Erik Hawkins is an award-winning writer and editor who's been obsessed with cinema since he was old enough to hold Roger Ebert's Video Home Companion in his hands. He lives in NYC, where he rabidly ...

While the movies of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe might have left much to be desired, they did feature an alien threat more powerful than the Xenomorph. Marvel’s Symbiotes are heavily featured, with the ...

I am excited about this book: M. John Harrison is a really classy writer, winner of all sorts of awards, and his latest novel sounds right up my street. It’s set in a future years after an obscure ...