A Study Suggests Aliens Aren’t Little Green Men. They’re Purple People Eaters.

A study from Cornell University discovered that a particular purple “light fingerprint” could be indicative of ...

‘Project Hail Mary’ explores unique forms of life in space – 5 essential reads on searching for aliens that look nothing like life on Earth

“Project Hail Mary,” the movie adaptation to Andy Weir’s 2021 novel about a science teacher attempting to save the Earth from sun-eating microbes, was released in March 2026 to stellar ratings from ...
Shortlist

The real space science of Project Hail Mary

Then there’s the science. Project Hail Mary is based on Andy Weir’s ‘hard sci-fi’ book of the same name, published in 2021, six years after his earlier novel The Martian was adapted into Ridley ...

How Project Hail Mary improves on the original story with an important shift in focus

The excellent sci-fi is out now in cinemas.
Smithsonian Magazine

Alien Life Could Look Nothing Like What We Expect. Here’s How Microbes Beyond Earth Might Live Without Liquid Water

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability ...
The Movie Blog

Steven Spielberg Says We May Not Be Alone After SXSW Keynote

During a wide-ranging keynote conversation at SXSW, Steven Spielberg shared something that immediately caught the audience’s ...