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

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 ...

Steven Spielberg has spent nearly 50 years asking whether humanity is alone. With Disclosure Day, he sounds less interested in imagining the answer than in ... Read More ...

With the release of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself ...

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

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

Steven Spielberg thinks his latest alien film is his most realistic alien movie yet. The director explained in a new interview how he dove into “Disclosure Day” looking to make it more factually ...

Movies that center on the battles fought by members of the military certainly have their place, but sometimes it's more fun to see what (albeit, fictional) soldiers might do against an alien combatant ...