Interstellar travel is a staple of science fiction, but writers and filmmakers often take different approaches to it. Here's what "Project Hail Mary" does.

Movies like "Disclosure Day" and "Project Hail Mary" renew our fascination with extraterrestrials and the idea that humankind is not alone in the universe.

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Aliens did not visit Earth in the distant past. They didn't build the pyramids or rule ancient Greece from Mount Olympus or teach Mesoamericans how to plant corn. How do I know? Because they did ...

The Department of Homeland Security reports 10 straight months of releasing no illegal aliens into the United States from the border.

Beth Lew-Williams, a professor of history and the director of the Program in Asian American Studies at Princeton, has been awarded the Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy for her book, ...

Best-selling author Terry McMillan discussing her now classic novel, "A Day Late and a Dollar Short," recorded in 2001. Also: A short interview with Science Fiction Grandmaster Poul Anderson, ...

Stephen King has created some terrifying monsters in his books, and here are some who are more powerful than Pennywise.

Ryan Gosling anchors Project Hail Mary, a visually striking, character-focused sci-fi about an unlikely alien friendship that shines despite some rushed late-film science.

In their two decades making movies together, Phil Lord and Chris Miller have shown a particular talent in making inanimate ...

The new film probes the possibility of alien life – here's how the science of Project Hail Mary stacks up.

The screenwriter talks about adapting Andy Weir's novel for the screen, and the challenge of writing dialogue for smart characters.