What would be the first sound aliens hear from Earth? This video explores the intriguing possibilities of extraterrestrial ...

Debunking alien claims matters, but so does telling richer, more compelling stories about how humans shaped their own past.

Talk about a hot mess. Scientists have uncovered a hellish “lava world” where temperatures soar to a blistering 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit — hot enough to melt rock into a churning ocean of magma and ...

A team of amateur citizen scientists have made a significant discovery. They found huge gigantic radio circles in the deepest ...

The screenwriter talks about adapting Andy Weir's novel for the screen, and the challenge of writing dialogue for smart characters.

Screenwriter Drew Goddard rejoined "The Martian" writer Andy Weir and fought to preserve the author's vision: "Whenever ...

From isolated lunar bases to interstellar odysseys and distant galaxies, these 15 films explore humanity’s courage, survival ...

From gritty urban dramas like Taxi Driver to groundbreaking sci-fi such as A New Hope, these are some of the most influential 1970s films.

The nature of sci-fi shows often require that they create worlds out of whole cloth, but in some cases, even the ...

As Nicolas Roeg’s enigmatic, unclassifiable film – in which David Bowie plays an alien visiting Earth – turns 50, we look back at Tom Milne’s deciphering of it. From our Summer 1976 issue.

You know that feeling when you walk into an ice cream shop and suddenly find yourself hurtling through the cosmos with a cocktail in hand? Retrograde in Denver is that exact experience, and it’s ...

Your thumbs remember things your brain forgot, like the exact rhythm needed to execute a perfect hadouken. The National ...