In celebration of World UFO Day, I asked ChatGPT to give me a scenario where aliens finally make contact with us — and its ...

From the Greys to the Nordics, these aliens appear frequently across abduction stories and science fiction tales.

The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...

As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters ...

As demand for disclosure on nonhuman intelligence accelerated, Steven Spielberg was inspired to explore cover-ups regarding ...

SETI scientists searched the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS for radio signals that could indicate extraterrestrial technology ...

That’s where Star Trek: First Contact becomes such a fun comparison.

But the reviews for ‘Disclosure Day’ among the experts on UAP—unidentified aerial phenomena—are decidedly mixed.

12 years is a long wait to play the sequel to one of your favourite games of all time. During that decade-plus stretch, I’ve re-played the original Alien: Isolation multiple times, analysed its ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...