In 1877, an Italian astronomer mapped faint lines on Mars and called them canali, meaning channels or grooves. But the word was mistaken for “canals,” and suddenly people believed Mars showed signs of ...

Explore recent discoveries and scientific research that are helping us better understand the possibility of life beyond Earth.

Xavier Bala, a four-star running back from St. Anthony’s, has flipped his commitment to Boston College from Syracuse. Just over a month after committing to the Orange, Bala announced on his X account ...

Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a co-op shooter where you ...

When the Trump administration registered the domains Aliens.gov and Alien.gov in March, UFO conspiracy theorists wondered whether they might finally get answers they’d long awaited. But coming on the ...

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

The Pentagon has released another batch of ‘UFO Files’ with footage of unknown objects in the sky—here are the most common alien theories, explained. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn ...

The US has recovered four distinct species of extraterrestrial life from crashed UFOs, a former CIA-funded government researcher sensationally claimed this week. Dr. Hal Puthoff, former Advanced ...

When Neil deGrasse Tyson was 9 years old, he visited the Hayden Planetarium for the first time. Growing up gazing into light pollution in the Bronx, he had no idea there were that many stars. “I was ...

Dr. Tyson is an astrophysicist and the author of “Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter.” See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra ...

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 ...

Steven Spielberg is returning to the science fiction genre with his mysterious project Disclosure Day. The Devil Wears Prada 2’s Emily Blunt and Wake Up Dead Man star Josh O’Connor lead Disclosure Day ...