These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial life.

Filmmaker Ram Madhvani and former NASA engineer Nimisha Mittal recently engaged in a fun and insightful conversation on alien life, cinema, and Disclosure Day.

Steven Spielberg returned to the alien sci-fi genre for his latest film, "Disclosure Day," and you might want some similar movies to dive into after checking it out. The legendary director has become synonymous with alien and first-contact stories thanks to some all-time classics in his filmography,

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is being visited by creatures from light-years away.

Science fiction thrives on mystery. The greatest entries in the genre invite audiences to ponder humanity’s place in the universe while balancing intellectual