Phil Lord and Christopher Miller turn Bay Area author Andy Weir's novel "Project Hail Mary" into a terrific science fiction popcorn movie.

Sandra Hüller also stars in Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s sci-fi epic based on the Andy Weir novel about a science teacher who finds an unusual ally in a mission to save two worlds.

For decades, the idea of alien life has lived somewhere between science and science fiction. From Hollywood & Bollywood films to grainy UFO footag.

Radio silence has long puzzled those searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, but the answer might lie much closer to the source of potential signals than previously thought. Conditions around ...

Scientists detect alcohol on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The strange discovery could reveal secrets about alien solar systems and cosmic chemistry.

A team of scientists have been finding out if space weather could be making it harder for us to talk to aliens. Find out more here.

Do aliens exist? Few debates have proved as enduring – or as divisive – as the question of whether there is life beyond Earth.

With a book as meaty, science-focused and rambling as Project Hail Mary, the task of making it an accessible sci-fi romp is not an easy one, but the dialogue, pacing and even cuts to the source ...

Solar winds near aliens’ homes – and ours – might be blowing away signs of alien technosignatures by broadening signals ...

Project Hail Mary kicks off with an intriguing premise: A man wakes up on a spaceship with no memory of who he is or how he got there. But as his memories gradually become untangled, he is suddenly ...

Turbulent plasma near distant stars could blur ultra-narrow signals before they leave their home star systems - making them ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was confirmed in July 2025 as the third known object to visit our solar system from interstellar space. Despite conspiracy theories, scientists say 3I/ATLAS shows all ...