Alien first-contact stories are a classic of science fiction, and they’re all the more fascinating because they can feel like ...

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 ...

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 ...

For centuries, humans have looked up at the stars wondering if there are creatures “like us” out there. Science fiction authors have offered cautionary advice: “careful what you wish for.” What if ...

Astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson spills on his obsession with aliens and the best and worst Hollywood depictions of them.

What springs to mind at the mention of "alien"? Little green men with antenna in silver suits? Grey-skinned, orb-eyed beings? Brightly lit UFOs hovering in the sky? For social and political scientist, ...