If and when SETI discovers alien life, a revised Declaration of Principles guarantees once the discovery has been verified, its disclosure will come soon after.

For roughly the first three decades of his career, Spielberg tended to take a fairly sanguine view of aliens, refusing to succumb to the disaster-movie framework of aliens attacking terrified Earthlings. That changed in a big way after 9/11, when Spielberg made a couple of Tom Cruise -starring sci-fi blockbusters grappling with a changed world.

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.

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

Scientists have updated global guidelines for announcing possible evidence of intelligent alien life, aiming to prevent misinformation, panic and confusion in the age of social media and AI.

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After 12 years of waiting, Alien: Isolation 2 is finally a reality in the first trailer for the sci-fi horror sequel.

David Koepp, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Josh O'Connor, Steven Spielberg, Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo, Eve Hewson and Wyatt Russell attend the US premiere of DISCLOSURE DAY presented by Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment on June 08,