In 1877, an Italian astronomer mapped faint lines on Mars and called them canali, meaning channels or grooves. But the word ...

The Exploration Rover for Navigating Extreme Sloped Terrain (ERNEST) test rover has been put through its paces with great ...

A beloved sci-fi Tim Burton movie is finally getting a 4K release after three decades. This upgrade will let audiences ...

A NASA astronaut preparing for a grueling eight-month stint in orbit reveals a plan to test for extraterrestrial life.

Attention human. You are receiving an interstellar radio transmission. And it could be coming from one of the nearest ...

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

ET director Steven Spielberg dives back into the extra terrestrial with his latest film while asking 'How do you astonish an audience when anything is possible, and nothing is real?

Discover six hard sci-fi films where science shapes story and emotion, like Europa Report and The Martian. Brainy, emotional, ...

Steven Spielberg looks to skies for redemption in this spiritual sequel to Close Encounters of the Third Kind.v ...

(RNS) — From ‘Close Encounters’ to ‘E.T.’ to ‘Disclosure Day,’ we might begin to understand Steven Spielberg’s religious ...

The surprising discovery of mysterious blobs inside our cells is revolutionising our understanding of how life works, and how ...