5 Worst Star Wars Alien Designs, Ranked

"Star Wars" has a seemingly never-ending supply of alien designs. However, these five are the worst of the bunch, falling ...

Brian Johnson, special effects pioneer whose models were seen in Space: 1999, Thunderbirds and Alien

Brian Johnson, who has died aged 86, was an Oscar-winning visual effects maestro and modelling specialist who contributed ...

SETI Discovery Suggests Alien Messages Have Already Reached Earth—But We Kept Missing Them

A new SETI study argues that turbulent space weather around distant stars can smear out ultra‑narrow alien radio signals, ...

Boffins Build Spinning Space Stations With Artificial Gravity for Deep-Space Alien Hunt

US firm Vast is developing spinning space stations with artificial gravity to keep astronauts healthy on deep-space missions and push the search for alien life.
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Before the aliens, the amino acids

Scientists propose a simple but powerful new method for detecting traces of alien biology, whether on Jupiter's icy moons, in ...

Spaceships and Xenos and Eyes, Oh My: 'Alien: Earth' Creative Team on Noah Hawley's Sci-Fi Prequel

Noah Hawley has brought the sci-fi/horror series to television. Many filmmakers have taken on the "Alien" franchise: James Cameron, David Fincher, Fede Álvarez. Ridley Scott even returned to the well ...

Bill Maher scolds his audience over Obama’s ‘alien’ Presidential Center: ‘F–king liars’

First of all, we don’t need that building to do that,” Maher said. “That’s in our hearts and minds. That already happened.” ...

10 Sci-Fi Video Games Better Than Most Movie Blockbusters You've Seen

Many great sci-fi video games have qualities that exceed those of most blockbuster films, including acclaimed titles like ...