The idea that octopuses might be aliens emerged from the theory of panspermia (Stelele 2018), according to which life on Earth is not entirely of terrestrial ...

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, known for his controversial extraterrestrial theories, is now leading a new Trump ...

The question of whether humanity is alone in the universe has fascinated scientists for generations, but few have pursued an ...

A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the Trump administration to ...

A controversial Harvard University cosmologist who has suggested alien lifeforms could be sailing into the solar system disguised as meteors is leading the Trump administration’ ...

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

Researchers used AI to analyze over 28,000 meteor events based on 13 different properties. The new method led to a classification system that ranks a meteoroid's hardness. This "Hclass" scale reveals ...

It's one thing to watch "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" in a theater. Watching it with Steven Spielberg? That's a master class. Viewing a scene with Richard Dreyfuss, the conditions of filming ...

In Rough Edges, Mike Rothschild writes about fringe groups, conspiracy theories and how the Internet broke our brains. This column is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis.