Who has time to watch a whole movie anymore? It's summer! So in the spirit of phoning in everything once the temperature rises above 70-ish, here's Ridley Scott's Aliens in 60 seconds of adorable animation. Brought to you, of course, by the fine folks who did Star Wars Episode IV, Back to the Future, and The Matrix. Not bad for a human. [YouTube] Read More >>
Ever feel like you're all alone in this big, ol' universe? Well, cheer up, because NASA has just discovered two prime planet candidates that fulfill practically every necessary condition we're aware of to house life. And according to William Borucki, chief scientist for NASA's Kepler telescope, these two are the best bets we've found yet. Read More >>
One late evening in the early summer of 1981, lying sleepless in my student bedsit at the top of a house in Manchester, I became aware of a pattern of bright flashing lights on the wall. All I could see through the curtainless window on the opposite side of the room was a strip of rather cloudy night sky. The vivid flashing was coming from within, or perhaps behind, a bank of cloud. As I continued to watch, an object materialised from within the cloud, advancing until it stood in plain view in the night sky. Read More >>
Game publisher Sega has already come in for heaps of criticism over its Colonial Marines title, with the finished Aliens shooter bearing only a passing resemblance to earlier adverts and preview code. And the Advertising Standards people have upheld a player's complaint about the apparent bait and switch. Read More >>
Featured comment by Southern:
"I will have to look out for it when it is cheap during a sale or something. Speaking of cheap games, I was surprised to see the new Hitman game discou..." More »
A paper came out today claiming to have found algae fossils in samples of a meteorite that landed in Sri Lanka this past December. At first glance, the claims are stunning: proof that life exists throughout the universe. But sadly, also deeply flawed. Read More >>
Featured comment by spank86:
"The universe might not be infinite, in fact the number of objects in the universe is almost certainly finite.
Possible and probable are not the sam..." More »
In a rare opportunity to speak to one of Britain's greatest living scientists we decided to ask the Astronomer Royal, Lord Rees, the big questions: is there extraterrestrial life out there, are there other universes and what came before the Big Bang? Read More >>
Featured comment by jet:
"Hello, thanks for the feedback, i am not a machine, ha ha, thanks tennet for your understanding, obviously its not the right place to debate what i wa..." More »
Aliens? In 2013? Could this be the year we finally make contact with extra-terrestrial beings, who are going to enslave the entire human race, or just blow up our planet to make room for an interstellar highway? Maybe, if this video of a UFO flying round our Moon is real. Read More >>
What you're looking at here is Rha, an amazing short that, frankly, needs to be made into a full feature. Aliens fighting robots, with the intellect we'd associate with 'the machines' from The Matrix. If you love good sci-fi, this is a must watch. Read More >>
Featured comment by markblue777:
"Holds your horses, fella. Don't be knocking classics like Mega Shark and Giant Octopus and the impressive combination of them both in Mega Shark vs Gi..." More »
This brilliant Aliens power loader costume piloted by a baby Ripley made the rounds yesterday, but now there’s video of it in action. It’s even more adorable in motion, and that kid looks ready to battle alien invaders or unjust early bedtimes. [The Mary Sue via BoingBoing] Read More >>
Ufologists are running amok after 'discovering flying saucers' in the last images from Mars Curiosity. It hasn't been the first time and it will not be the last—the guys with the tinfoil hats are scrutinising every single image uploaded by the rover. Read More >>
It's been 65 years since the crash of the UFO (or officially, a weather ballon) in Roswell, New Mexico. 65 years since Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF) public information officer Walter Haut told the world that the military had recovered a flying saucer. 65 years since aliens have been on our planet or alternatively, 65 years of conspiracy theories. Read More >>
Featured comment by Hamster of Doom:
"About the same proof a devout fundie Christian would require to accept god does not exist.
In other words.. Not enough proof can ever be presented. ..." More »
Something really weird appeared in the sky over Israel, Turkey, Jordan, Cyprus and Lebanon yesterday, sending local people into a panic. A strange spiral of light was seen in the night's sky, causing UFO theorists to go nuts, of course. Read More >>
Featured comment by injuntrouble:
"These explanations about Russian missiles are so glib.
Actually this spiral in the sky as well as the one in Norway and Moscow are UFOs . The display..." More »
Remember that thing that looked a lot like a Klingon Bird of Prey from last month? Well it seems it's back again, or at least something that looks a heck of a lot like it is. And to make matters worse, NASA's cut the feed for "maintenance" so unfortunately you can't see it live for yourself. Convenient co-incidence or blatant cover-up? Read More >>
A new video of astronauts attempting to work out what the hell three floating “orbs” are out the window of the Space Shuttle Atlantis has emerged. It was filmed on the Shuttle’s final mission in space. NASA ground control thinks it’s just lens reflections of space junk and it could be right, but the astronauts don’t seem so convinced. Read More >>
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