A French weather photographer captured rare red sprites, or “space lightning," flashing above a mountain village. The brief mesospheric phenomenon is invisible to the naked eye and lasts only ...

The fact that we still have nuclear weapons tells me people don’t understand them. When I was at Uni, we studied descriptions from survivors of the atomic blasts at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I thought ...

An alien invasion makes a one-night stand even messier in Extraterrestrial, Nacho Vigalondo’s clever sci-fi comedy about jealousy, lies, and human connection.

Steven Spielberg's latest sci-fi blockbuster Disclosure Day has reignited interest in alien invasion stories, blending government conspiracies, extraterrestrial secrets, and humanity's first ...

Since the beginning of time, humans have looked to the stars and wondered if we are alone in this universe. Science fiction has allowed us to explore the possibilities that we may not be, telling ...

The night is dark; darker than usual. There's a warm breeze in the air, but otherwise nothing stirs save for a strange metallic object careening through the sky. As it moves, a soft glow follows, ...

Thousands of Brazilians received emergency alerts in the middle of the night warning of an "alien attack." Users received a flurry of push notifications mimicking government emergency alerts. It was ...