Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about modern anxieties than the past itself?

Debunking alien claims matters, but so does telling richer, more compelling stories about how humans shaped their own past.

It’s still early in the year, but already “Project Hail Mary” looks like it could have a strong gravitational pull on Oscar ...

In space, no one will hear you learn life lessons about being a good person.

The much-anticipated sci-fi film Project Hail Mary is out in theaters today. In it, light-eating alien microbes sap the sun’s ...

Like many of us, Katherine Bennell-Pegg grew up with a dream of one day becoming an astronaut. But unlike most childhood dreamers, Katherine actually achieved hers. In 2024, she became the first ...

If you believe humans are bound to discover extra-terrestrial life, you probably fall into one of two broad camps. Either you ...

Project Hail Mary is now playing in theaters, but does Ryan Gosling's Dr. Ryland Grace save the Earth and make it home after encountering an unlikely new friend in the extraterrestrial Rocky?

Based on a hot as a supernova 2021 novel by Davis native Andy Weir (“The Martian” ), “Hail Mary” wraps divergent elements ...

Ryan Gosling plays an astronaut in this derivative, carefully manufactured crowd-pleaser; Project Hail Mary doesn't feel like storytelling so much as mechanical engineering.

With 'Project Hail Mary' opening in theaters, here are several essential films that explore the strange, high-stakes ...

Weir’s self-published first novel was hailed for its deep scientific detail and accuracy but “Hail Mary” trades hard science for a more fantastical plot.