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When I look at the night sky, I don’t wonder whether alien life is somewhere out there; I think it probably is. Considering the sheer number of stars in the cosmos, and the possibly larger number of ...

Most Americans believe that aliens exist — and more than one in five think they’ve already paid our planet a visit, according to an out-of-this world new poll. Some 63% of Americans said they’re ...

Explore the world of UFOs from all angles with these books covering the history, sociology and weirder takes on the phenomenon.

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...

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

HOOPER, Colo. — The UFO files now being unveiled by the Pentagon, with their videos of darting orbs and photos of floating shapes, do not surprise Larry Messoline one bit. He’s witnessed such oddities ...

The White House is mocking the idea of the U.S. retaining secrets involving alien encounters by launching a space-themed website that touts the arrests of immigrants unauthorized to live in the U.S.