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

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The European-led LIFE mission aims to use spacecraft in formation to look for biosignatures.

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Birth tourism and surrogacy by Chinese nationals exploit birthright citizenship despite the ruling in Trump v. Barbara, but ...

Volker Engel and Douglas Smith revisit the signature scene from Roland Emmerich's 1996 summer blockbuster.

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Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a co-op shooter where you ...

Spielberg returns to one of his favorite subjects with a fun and goofy popcorn movie that shows how far he's come in the last 50 years. Steven Spielberg has now made five movies about aliens (six if ...