With police cars blocking every route and no way out on the ground, E.T. does the most incredible thing — he raises his ...

A Harvard astronomer, known for his provocative theories regarding extraterrestrial visits, has been selected by the White ...

Scientists say moons around rogue planets wandering through the galaxy could remain warm enough for life thanks to tidal heating and hydrogen-rich atmospheres. These dark, starless worlds may have had ...

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A mind wrapped in skin and bone can feel like the obvious model for consciousness. But that assumption may say more about ...

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Moon bases, living to 100 and (finally!) flying cars. What 2076 and our future will look like may be stranger than we expect.

A "super-family" character gets a chance to be more than eye candy in a cape in this largely satisfying take on a stellar ...

The completely original sci-fi romantic comedy tracks awkward rocket scientists harboring a trio of adorable alien fugitives.

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The Harvard astrophysicist has devoted years—and thousands of interviews—to the idea that mysterious objects streaking ...