“Bugonia” refers to the ancient Greek belief that bees could spawn spontaneously from dead cow carcasses, and that cow dung was beneficial to the hive. It’s a myth, of course, but that didn’t stop ...

These sci-fi classics left viewers with burning questions, but new comic stories could explore untapped potential and provide ...

All five seasons of Noah Wyle's sci-fi series Falling Skies, produced by Steven Spielberg, are set to stream on Netflix U.S.

Over the last century of cinematic sci-fi, movies like Planet of the Apes and The Thing have produced some of the most ...

Spielberg has long been known for his love of alien-related material. That's why he produced the abduction-based Taken ...

Alien invasion stories are among the earliest science fiction in the Western canon—they not only explore the strange and unknown but also heighten the stakes by bringing danger inside human ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19. Originating from outside our solar system, the comet is not a threat to Earth. While not visible to the naked eye, ...

This story first appeared in Trying!, a thoughtful, funny, wide-ranging daily newsletter featuring essays from the mind of Matt Gross. You can sign up for them here. Those were simple aliens for ...

I do so love an ostentatious comet. As I wrote in a recent “The Universe” column, when these dusty ice balls are billions of kilometers from the sun, they’re frozen solid. But as they near our star on ...