Pocock, a space scientist at University College London and a well-known BBC presenter, believes scientists will make a ...

When Alien: Earth debuts it will bring one of Hollywood’s most important sci-fi horror franchises to the small screen. It will also arrive with monster expectations and a loyal fanbase. Those are the ...

“Sorry,” says Noah Hawley dryly as the lights abruptly pop back on. The Emmy-winning showrunner has just screened the first 15 minutes of his upcoming FX series ...

Columbia University professor David Kipping predicts humanity's first alien encounter will be with a rare, "loud" ...

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 ...

All fiction is metaphor,” wrote Ursula K Le Guin. “Science fiction is metaphor.” The writer, most famous for her Earthsea fantasy novels, captured the civil rights movement, second-wave feminism and ...

When tackling a story that spans far longer than a two-hour film, the characters can experience a more in-depth journey while on the small screen. The Xenomorph aspect of the Alien franchise has ...