The search for life beyond our solar system heated up this year when scientists reported a tantalising signal from an exoplanet of a molecule that is known to be produced exclusively by life on Earth.

I do so love an ostentatious comet. As I wrote in a recent “The Universe” column, when these dusty ice balls are billions of kilometers from the sun, they’re frozen solid. But as they near our star on ...

Alien: Earth was the franchise's first-ever incursion into the TV space, daring to ask the question, "What if Alien, but good again?" The answer? A critical hit and one of the most brilliant sci-fi ...

If I had a nickel for every film that fell through in Hollywood, I’d be as rich as those jerks at Weyland Yutani. Thus was the case for District 9 director Neill Blomkamp’s once highly anticipated ...

“Alien: Earth” has been renewed for Season 2 at FX, Variety has learned. In addition, series creator Noah Hawley has signed a new overall deal with FX and Disney Entertainment Television. According to ...

For those worried that the cliffhanger at the end of Alien: Earth would never find resolution, you can breathe easy. Via Variety, we’ve learned that FX has renewed Noah Hawley’s series for a second ...

Here’s the thing those trailers didn’t tell you: Predator: Badlands is absolutely chock-full of synths. Not only do we get Fanning as Thia (a bisected robot who offers to help the film’s Predator ...

A recent update about the highly anticipated Alien: Romulus 2 has left fans disappointed. Visual effects artist Alec Gillis revealed that he is not aware of the official progress on the sequel. His ...

In October 2025, a Facebook post (archived) about an unusual finding spread across the platform. According to the post, scientists discovered robotic micro spiders from the comet 3I/ATLAS in ...

Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner’s upcoming book is a philosophical exploration of the humanity behind our desire to find aliens. Reading time 6 minutes At Gizmodo, we love a good story about ...

Many video games are full of alien horrors, but these are the best games that let players turn the tables and become the terror from outer space. When you purchase ...