This new group, which is led by Harvard professor Avi Loeb, aims to advise the Trump administration and the U.S. intelligence ...

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Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.

Written by David Koepp (from an original story and treatment by Spielberg), who penned several of the director’s previous blockbusters (Jurassic Park, 1993; Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the ...

Maybe the real monster in the Alien franchise isn’t actually the killer alien. Because behind the acid blood and jump scares ...

The best way to find alien technosignatures is to look for ones that have long survived their creators, according to a new paper.

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 ...

Director Steven Spielberg (center) works with actors Emily Blunt and Wyatt Russell on the set of “Disclosure Day.” Contributed Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook ...

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 ...