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'Aliens: The Video Games' author Mike Diver on overlooked Alien games, tracking down retro game developers, and the future of the Xenomorph (interview)
By Fran Ruiz Published
We chat to author Mike Diver about this complete chronicle of Alien video games.

'We Want to Believe' book explores the reality of UFOs: 'It's always going to be more likely that someone is wrong about what they saw' (interview)
By Jeff Spry Published
Acclaimed literary critic and Senior Editor at The Atlantic Adam Kirsch explores humanity's insatiable drive to wonder at unidentified phenomena in the skies.

'This is unprecedented': Why the Pentagon's recent UFO file releases are so important
By Leonard David Published
The Pentagon's recent spate of UFO releases represent a big shift and are of great benefit to the country, according to disclosure advocate Mike Gold.

On this day in space! Aug. 15, 1977: Mysterious 'Wow!' Signal boosts search for E.T.
By Hanneke Weitering Published
On Aug. 15, 1977, astronomers using Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope detected the famous "Wow!" signal, which remains unexplained to this day.

'Aliens' at 40: James Cameron's sequel is a sci-fi icon, but did you know he quit the movie twice?
By Sergio Pereira Published
Forty years ago, Aliens burst into our hearts, but this classic sequel nearly fell by the wayside due to some serious studio-created problems that saw James Cameron quit twice.

'We knew we had a lot to live up to': As 'Aliens' turns 40, we chat with the legendary VFX masters who created the Alien Queen (interview)
By Jeff Spry Published
Legacy Effects' Oscar-nominated duo Shane Mahan and Lindsay MacGowan share tales from the trenches of 1986's 'Aliens'

'Aliens' at 40: Here are 26 reasons why James Cameron's sequel is still the greatest sci-fi action movie of all time
By Richard Edwards Published
Sorry, "Predator", but four decades later, this is still the sub-genre's high watermark

'Masters of the Universe' is spacier than we expected (and it's awesome)
By Chelsea Gohd Published
Let's take a look at the movie's 10 spaciest moments

The UFO files: What did we learn from the Pentagon's 1st big release?
By Leonard David Published
On May 8, the Pentagon released its first tranche of "UFO files." Space.com reached out to experts to make sense of this highly anticipated data drop.

These Apollo 'UFO' images have been public for decades. So why are people talking about them now?
By Mike Wall Published
Much of the UFO imagery that the Pentagon released last week was new, but we've known for decades about the odd things that the Apollo astronauts saw on and around the moon.
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