Avi Loeb, a Harvard astronomer who has made headlines with his theories about alien encounters, will lead a White House scientific advisory council on UFOs.

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

From the Greys to the Nordics, these aliens appear frequently across abduction stories and science fiction tales.

South by Southwest 2024 features over a dozen space-related talks and even more otherworldly-themed film and music showcases. While the brightest minds prepare for the upcoming events, we took it upon ...

Science fiction has long speculated about the possibility of first contact with an alien species from a distant world and how we might be able to communicate with them. But what if we simply don’t ...

An astrophotograph of the interstellar comet known as 3I/ATLAS highlights its green coma and a wandering blue-tinted ion tail. (Copyright Victor Sabet and Julien De ...

Belen Edwards is an Entertainment Reporter at Mashable. She covers movies and TV with a focus on fantasy and science fiction, adaptations, animation, and more nerdy goodness. She is a member of the ...

Maybe the real monster in the Alien franchise isn’t actually the killer alien. Because behind the acid blood and jump scares ...