Aliens have existed since the dawn of the universe — or at least in science fiction. With fictional stories dating back to the second century AD, from the Greek satire A True Story by Lucian of ...

For generations, the idea of an alien invasion has captured our imagination. Movies, television shows, books, and conspiracy ...

A violent, almost demonic alien race called the Furies first appeared in a series of Star Trek crossover novels published in 1996. Titled Star Trek: Invasion!, these four novels spanned the 23rd and ...

Hole in the Sky, by Daniel H. Wilson, is one of Scientific American’s best fiction picks of 2025. In the novel, aliens talk through an AI headset and land in the Cherokee Nation, while the military ...