"If a signal gets broadened by its own star's environment, it can slip below our detection thresholds, even if it's there." ...

A viral podcast moment last month reignited speculation about extraterrestrials and prompted President Donald Trump’s commitment to kickstarting the release of government files on flying saucers. But ...

"We are really pushing the edges, and are seeing things that are more massive, spinning faster, and are more astrophysically ...

In last week’s The Universe column, I fielded a reader’s question about galaxy collisions in an expanding universe. The answer deals with vast distances, inscrutable forces and the ultimate fate of ...

Part of what makes some classics worthy of such a title is the ingenuity and borderline movie magic they employ to tell their story. In the case of "Alien," for example, director Ridley Scott used ...

At Davos, the billionaire said his belief that “it might only be us” in the cosmos drives Tesla, SpaceX, and his vision for humanity’s future. Elon Musk proclaimed he’s an alien during a Thursday ...

Alien Isolation 2 made headlines when the sequel was first announced in October 2024. The announcement was part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the first Alien Isolation game, which was ...

When some scientists and conspiracy theorists saw the strange trajectory of the space object 3I/ATLAS, some of them thought one thing: aliens. With a bizarre shape, an unusually precise trajectory, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Alien: Earth concluded its first season with its eighth episode on Sept. 23 and seven weeks ...

Case in point: James Cameron’s Aliens took a sharp turn from Ridley Scott’s original film, changing the tone from a sci-fi/horror nightmare to an action-horror thrill ride. Cameron was clearly ...