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Ryan Gosling's daunting mission in Project Hail Mary is made easier thanks to his pal Rocky and the mysterious sci-fi compound known as xenonite.

The adaptation of Andy Weir’s best-selling novel succeeds by making us care about its hero, a sartorially challenged teacher ...

Fans of the Alien and Predator franchises have a lot to look forward to in 2025. Not only are we getting two new Predator films from Prey director Dan Trachtenberg with the live-action Predator: ...

This post was updated April 2 at 8:23 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. All hail “Project Hail Mary,” a faithful and stellar ...

We may have been missing signals from intelligent aliens because of solar wind. Researchers from the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute say this means we have been watching for ...

Director duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller deliver an inspiring story of collaboration and camaraderie in their 2026 film ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “I’ve always been fascinated with things that cannot be explained,” Spielberg revealed in a 2026 ...

Solar winds and coronal mass ejections may scatter narrow signals, making them harder for Earth-based telescopes to detect. The SETI Institute uses radio telescopes to search for signs of intelligent ...

Aliens have invaded the news again. Last month, two US presidents weighed in on the topic in rapid succession, managing to make a public that was already obsessed with extraterrestrials even more so.

Steven Spielberg is one of the greatest filmmakers to ever step behind the camera, and his legendary work dates back over 50 years to Jaws. Spielberg is now 79 years old, but the multi-time ...