In these science fiction books, extraterrestrial beings are sympathetic, horrifying and everything in between.

Project Hail Mary is directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Based on Andy Weir's beloved novel, it translates a complex story of an isolated astronaut and a musical alien companion into a massive box ...

For nearly five decades, Steven Spielberg has helped define what alien stories mean to movie audiences. Sometimes they arrive as cosmic miracles. Sometimes as existential threats. Sometimes as ...