While this story of alien contact recalls the director’s classics, it substitutes clunky staging and exposition for their beauty and propulsiveness.

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Star Wars creator George Lucas has accepted responsibility for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull's ...

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The U.S. Coast Guard recently took 17 migrants suspected of entering the country illegally on a panga boat into custody off ...

The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted 17 suspected undocumented migrants aboard a panga-style vessel off the coast of San Diego early Sunday morning, officials said. The ...

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As Steven Spielberg releases a new film on extraterrestrials, here's a brief history of modern alien conspiracies and why scientists are now taking UFO reports seriously. Amid all the unanswered ...

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 ...

The winds on seven hellish alien worlds are moving in the wrong direction. That strange anomaly just cracked open one of exoplanet science's biggest mysteries.

Venus, Jupiter and Mercury are due to form a planet parade in June visible across the US. What to know, including the date and time and where to look.

Experts stress need for transparency while aiming to prevent premature announcements and protect scientists Alien hunters have released fresh guidelines on how to handle potential signals from ...