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 being visited by creatures from light-years away.

If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? That question sits at the heart of Disclosure Day, Spielberg’s new film. Here are 10 movies that carry the same vibe. Steven Spielberg’s return to ...

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

Breaking news out of eastern Oklahoma! A hole in the sky has opened. Through it, an unidentified turtle-shaped craft has descended. Alerts say that this is first contact. So it goes in the sci-fi thriller “Hole in the Sky.” In the book, author Daniel H.

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Plenty of alien invasion movies have become box office hits and certified classics, but here are some forgotten alien invasion movies that still hold up today.