The '80s War Of The Words Show Changed Key Parts Of H.G. Wells' Sci-Fi Novel

When War of the Worlds was adapted into a sci-fi series in the late 80s, the show made major changes to H.G. Wells' original ...
SETI Institute

How Clouds Hide Alien Worlds—and How Astronomers See Through Them

While telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can detect the chemical fingerprints of distant atmospheres, ...
Space.com

Astronomers discover a potentially habitable planet just 25 light-years away. 'This one is exciting'

The planet, designated GJ 3378b, orbits the faint red dwarf star in the constellation of Camelopardalis, the Giraffe.

TESS just found a planet in a new way—and more may be hiding in its eight years of data

For the first time, NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has identified a planet orbiting a distant star thanks to its warping of space-time. Unlike the star-hugging transiting ...
New Scientist

This physicist is hunting for the biggest black hole in the universe

Astronomers have recently started looking for black holes bigger than galaxies. Brian Lacki explains how these “stupendously ...

NASA’s James Webb Discovers Bizarre Salt Clouds on the Pink Planet

James Webb uncovered exotic salt clouds surrounding the famous "Pink Planet," solving a long-standing mystery about one of ...

Religious leaders have been talking about aliens for much longer than you think

First, there was the release of the so-called UFO files by the Trump administration in May, which sparked a wide range of reactions from religious Americans. Then there was a new blockbuster summer ...
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Socotra’s Alien Looking Trees That Seem from Another Planet

A look at the surreal landscapes of Socotra, home to some of the most unusual and alien-looking trees on Earth. Known for their unique umbrella-like shapes and remote environment, these ancient trees ...

Steven Spielberg’s career has been an alien crusade culminating in ‘Disclosure Day’

Steven Spielberg has always believed we’re not alone in this universe. With ‘Disclosure Day,’ he may make a believer out of ...
Science Daily

James Webb reveals two completely different twilights on an alien world

JWST has revealed dramatic differences between the dawn and dusk regions of the scorching exoplanet WASP-121 b. Fierce winds appear to carry heat from the planet’s permanent dayside, making the ...
Polygon

Alien: Isolation 2's most exciting new element isn't its Xenomorph

The Xenomorph is obviously the star of the show in 20th Century's Alien franchise, but after playing the prologue of Alien: Isolation 2 at Summer Game Fest, I found myself unexpectedly excited not by ...

"Disclosure Day" director Steven Spielberg on aliens: "I absolutely think that they have been here, and they are here."

As a child, Steven Spielberg stared at a meteor shower and began his love affair with the sky. The director of the 1977 classic "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" returns with "Disclosure Day," ...