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A well-worn expression among oceanographers and others who explore the watery depths of planet Earth is that we humans “know the surface of Mars better than our ocean floors.” Covering more than 70 ...

With “Grand Theft Auto VI” looming in November, some developers have moved up their best games’ release dates.

There’s no data to suggest that aliens exist. However, if we believed they existed and came to Earth, our planet would offer ...

A rare visitor from another star system prompted SETI to hunt for alien technology, but the mysterious object appears to be a ...

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 ...

And here I was thinking the summer had only one movie set in the Star Wars universe. Turns out there are two. The first was, ...

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

What if consciousness isn’t limited to brains like ours? Philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober argue that ...

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...