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

The 1,250-hp Czinger 21C set a new production car lap record at Chuckwalla, beating the Porsche 911 GT3 RS’ previous best ...

Over the course of his extensive career, Steven Spielberg has never shied away from exploring his personal obsession with alien lifeforms. From Close Encounters of the Third Kind to E.T. the ...

A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the White House to lead a ...

Science fiction stories about “alien” invaders are often political allegories for anxieties around immigration. Now, a government website depicts non-citizens as extraterrestrials.

With the release of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s new film about aliens, a question as old as science fiction itself resurfaces: if aliens were to arrive on Earth, would they come to conquer us, ...

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

From Craghtten v. U.S., decided Wednesday by the Ninth Circuit (Judges Kenneth Lee, Gabriel Sanchez, and Holly Thomas): Isaac ...

Since 1975 when “Jaws” redefined the Hollywood blockbuster, Steven Spielberg has led the film industry, mixing the serious and the smart, making films his way, without compromise. His latest film ...

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions comes up with an epic extraterrestrial playlist for Earth’s first contact from beyond the stars This week’s new question: ...