A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the White House to lead a ...

Neil deGrasse Tyson calls on the government to just show the alien, saying Americans are ready for disclosure after years of ...

Even at this early stage in our spacefaring age, humanity has already begun sending probes that will eventually reach other ...

The “post-detection protocols” for announcing the discovery and existence of alien life have just had their first major update in 16 years, though the all-important "no reply" rule remains in place.

When Neil deGrasse Tyson was 9 years old, he visited the Hayden Planetarium for the first time. Growing up gazing into light pollution in the Bronx, he had no idea there were that many stars. “I was ...

Maybe the real monster in the Alien franchise isn’t actually the killer alien. Because behind the acid blood and jump scares ...

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