The ending of Aliens begins before Ripley enters the hive. It starts when Newt slips away during the escape and gets taken by ...

New research suggests that many planets previously considered promising for life may, in fact, be far less hospitable. A ...

A distant Jupiter-like planet has revealed an unexpected secret: water-ice clouds hiding in its atmosphere. The discovery, made with JWST, shows these alien worlds are more complex than scientists ...

We have no idea what kind of life may exist on other planets, so it’s hard to know what to look for. Proxima Kósmos imagines ...

If forced to choose one descriptor for the octopus, the best word may be “otherworldly.” These truly amazing marine animals ...

The developers from Hello Games surprised us again. This time — without cosmic scales and new galaxies. Instead, they added a mode that no one expected, but which perfectly fit into the philosophy of ...

The ocean is still one of the biggest mysteries on Earth, and the deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Far below the surface, where sunlight can’t reach, lives a world full of creatures that look more ...

WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the Milky Way galaxy that presents a unique hellscape - covered with a perpetual ocean of ...

When you get right to it the difference between fantasy monsters and sci-fi aliens largely comes down to aesthetics. We’ve talked before about how easy it is to blend sci-fi and fantasy. Older ...

If you love vintage sci-fi creature features, the 1977 cult film Planet of the Dinosaurs is a fun blast from the past. This week's retro trailer is for this movie, which drops a group of space ...

Aliens have been making headlines thanks to former US President Barack Obama’s remark in a podcast interview that they were “real but I haven’t seen them.” On Radio 4’s flagship new programme Today, ...