Ranging from peaceful visits to devastating wars, humanity's first encounters with extraterrestrial life is one of the most ...

From Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary to the international masterpiece The Three-Body Problem, these alien-themed science fiction novels are flawless.

Alien first-contact stories are a classic of science fiction, and they're all the more fascinating because they can feel like predictions of a possible future. Real scientists all over the world are ...

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 ...

When I look at the night sky, I don’t wonder whether alien life is somewhere out there; I think it probably is. Considering the sheer number of stars in the cosmos, and the possibly larger number of ...