As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters ...

An Arkansas resident recounts his extraordinary encounters with UFOs and humanoid beings resembling 'grey aliens', ...

Imagine being in bed, sound asleep, when your country's emergency alert system suddenly goes off on your phone. Scary stuff.

Alien director Ridley Scott eventually returned to the franchise, but couldn't complete his ambitious plans. Here's what his ...

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 ...

Science fiction stories about “alien” invaders are often political allegories for anxieties around immigration. Now, a government website depicts non-citizens as extraterrestrials.

The US pilot who was rescued after his plane was shot down in Iran chillingly recalled being swarmed by Iranian drones who ...

These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial life.

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

A Brazilian spiritualist's prediction of an alien invasion during the Scotland vs Brazil World Cup match in Miami went viral, sparking memes and disbelief on social media.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration by Alberto Mier/CNN When the Trump administration registered the domains Aliens.gov and Alien.gov in March, UFO ...

12 years is a long wait to play the sequel to one of your favourite games of all time. During that decade-plus stretch, I’ve re-played the original Alien: Isolation multiple times, analysed its ...