Alien first-contact stories are a classic of science fiction, and they’re all the more fascinating because they can feel like ...

Written by Steve Perry and published by Bantam Spectra on September 1, 1992. The novel is approximately 278 pages and is the first in the trilogy. Wilks and Billie go on an expedition to a ...

Predator: Incursion is a novel written by Tim Lebbon and published by Titan Books on October 20, 2015. It is approximately 400 pages, and acts as a sequel to Alien: Sea of Sorrows. The assault by the ...

For centuries, humans have looked up at the stars wondering if there are creatures “like us” out there. Science fiction authors have offered cautionary advice: “careful what you wish for.” What if ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.

In 1995, a pair of scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system orbiting a solar-type star. Since that finding—which won the scientists a portion of the 2019 Nobel Prize in ...