Aliens

To find intelligent ETs, first look for signs of mining in distant asteroid belts

The Effect of Exoplanet Mining on Debris Distribution in Asteroid BeltsForgan and Elvis via arXiv Finding advanced alien races in other parts of the galaxy isn’t so hard, according to Duncan Forgan of the University of Edinburgh and Martin Elvis at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Rather than look for direct evidence of cloud…

io9 Clay Dillow - Popular Science Mar 31

Watch Katy Perry get her alien abduction fetish on

Katy Perry’s brand new totally out-of-this-world music video “E.T.” is out. And if watching robots make out with space deer is your thing, then you’re in luck. This music video is about to rock your face off with extraterrestrial inappropriateness. Also jeebus those lyrics, Perry has spent some serious time thinking about getting nasty with…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 31

How dark matter could help foster life on alien worlds

Dark matter might not just making the universe more massive than it should be, it might also be making the universe more populous than it should be. Find out how. One of the forces that lets scientists know that dark matter is out there is gravity. Scientists observed galaxies’ gravitational interations with other galaxies, and…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Mar 31

Neil Marshall’s working on a World War 2 alien invasion picture

Are you ready for Battle: Los Angeles meets Saving Private Ryan? The Descent director, Neil Marshall, has been enchanted by the rash of alien invasion flicks. His next project might be an extraterrestrial invasion flick set in World War II. Live for Films nabbed the director and him to reveal the general plot to the…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 28

UFO delayed flights at the Oslo airport last Thursday

According to Norwegian press, the Oslo Airport in Gardermoen, Norway grounded flights last Thursday after an unknown glider was seen hovering around the airport. Here’s an account from Norwegian news (with a pounding guitar soundtrack dubbed in to boot). [Via Real UFOs]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 26

10 Perfect Murders in Science Fiction

People already find inventive ways to off each other in life and in fiction. The addition of aliens, rocket packs, and transporters only offers them more variety. See the ten most evil murder plots ever to come to fruition. Before we go any further, let me advise you that the spoilers to many, many movies…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Mar 25

Only one artist dares to capture alien creatures in their natural habitat

Plenty of artists and would-be naturalists are content to observe extraterrestrial beings from a discreet distance — perhaps a few miles away, via hyperzoom. But only artist Alex Ries, aka Abiogenesis, is willing to approach these creatures and paint them. We featured an image by Ries the other day in our post about creating an…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 25

Did you see this bright green light zooming overhead earlier this week?

Several people in the southern United States reported seeing a crazy green light shooting overhead on March 23. One wrote to the Lights in the Sky blog: I was driving over a hill in Hutto Texas and saw a bright green blue light in the sky (kinda looked like a shooting star but not the…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 25

This time the aliens are going to help us for sure

Why do we always think the worst of aliens when they arrive planetside and start talking about peace? There are plenty of alien groups who exist only to make the world a better place. No, really! I realize that half the time when an alien says “We come in peace,” they really mean something like…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 24

Stargate Universe’s cast and crew pitch their own post apocalypse series

Stargate Universe maybe canceled, but it’s not dead yet, sort of. Visual effects supervisor Mark Savela (one of the coolest parts of SGU) is creating his own pitch for a post-apocalypse series, with 80% of SGU’s cast and crew. Red Eye is reporting that Savela has teamed up with SGU production assistant Ken Kabatoff to…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 24

How to Create a Scientifically Plausible Alien Life Form

With a possible two billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy alone, the chances of extraterrestrial life are looking better and better. What will these creatures, shaped by another world, look like? It’s up to science fiction creators to imagine them. But how can you create an alien life form that’s really different than anything you’ll…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders and Gordon Jackson Mar 23

So you want to send a message into space? Here’s how.

Do people regularly interrupt you in conversation? Does your online chatter require too many smileys? Is your pen pal letting you down? Maybe you want to try someone off-planet. Here’s how to make the attempt. Technically, a lot of what we do goes off into space. Any Earthside light that isn’t blocked by clouds heads…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Mar 23

Plan 9 From Outer Space remake really happening — filming starts Friday!

You might have thought it was a joke — and indeed, it started as a sort of joke among friends — but the remake of notorious trash masterpiece Plan 9 From Outer Space is going forward. The remake starts filming this Friday in Roanoake, VA, and writer/director John Johnson says it’ll be a more or…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 23

2 Attack The Block clips unleash the teens-vs.-aliens carnage

We’ve been raving about Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block since its SXSW premiere. You’ve seen the trailer and met the director. Now watch two clips of the South London teens delivering a beating on a pack of alien invaders. https://gizmodo.com/attack-the-block-the-alien-invasion-movie-youve-been-w-5782783 https://gizmodo.com/first-trailer-for-nick-frosts-uk-alien-invasion-flick-a-5775632 https://gizmodo.com/will-attack-the-blocks-british-accents-get-subtitles-in-5783414 Clips originally aired on the BBC. If you’re looking for more Attack The…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 21

Van Halen’s Sammy Hagar was abducted by Aliens

Ever wonder where former Van Halen lead singer Sammy Hagar found inspiration for the UFO abduction songs like “Silver Lights” and “Hot Rocks”? From personal experience. Yes, Hagar was abducted by aliens. Multiple times. Inside Sammy Hagar’s new memoir Red, the Red Rocker reveals that he was abducted by aliens. In an interview with MTVHive,…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 21

An Awkward History of Our Space Transmissions

Ever since humanity has been able to launch projectiles into space to take nosey pictures that make us all feel insignificant, a major priority has been to somehow communicate with any alien life forms that might come across this space detritus and wonder who shot a space probe right into their upper atmosphere. Using physics,…

Tech News Genevieve Valentine - Lightspeed Magazine Mar 21

Americans are an alien species, in Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s Paul

On the surface, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s Paul looks like a drugs-and-sex-addled reimagining of E.T.. But Paul, opening today, is actually also about how America is an alien planet. Spoilers ahead… In Paul, Pegg and Frost (who co-wrote the script) play two British nerds who visit San Diego Comic Con and then travel across…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 18

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reveal their greatest creation: scifi writer Adam Shadowchild

The funniest character from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s Paul isn’t the little gray alien — it’s Jeffrey Tambor’s Adam Shadowchild. We interviewed Pegg and Frost and got the backstory on Tambor’s arrogant science fiction author. Who is Adam Shadowchild? Pegg: We wanted this very pompous very sort of full of himself author. And Jeffrey…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 17

Attack the Block: The Alien Invasion Movie You’ve Been Waiting For

People need to know about Attack The Block. Why? Because Joe Cornish’s taut chase movie has raised the bar for alien invasion films everywhere. Hey Hollywood, you’ve been bested by a bunch of 16-year-old Brit brats. Minor spoilers ahead… While you may not know director Cornish by name, you’ve definitely seen his work. The long…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 16

Can Seth Rogen really make a computer-generated alien funny? Watch 5 new Paul clips and decide.

Can a CG alien be funny? Is it possible for Seth Rogen (the voice of alien Paul) to land a joke from a sound booth? Or will his UK counterparts have to carry this film? Watch five new clips from the film, and see for yourself. Paul hits theaters March 18th.

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 15

To find intelligent ETs, first look for signs of mining in distant asteroid belts

Watch Katy Perry get her alien abduction fetish on

How dark matter could help foster life on alien worlds

Neil Marshall’s working on a World War 2 alien invasion picture

UFO delayed flights at the Oslo airport last Thursday

10 Perfect Murders in Science Fiction

Only one artist dares to capture alien creatures in their natural habitat

Did you see this bright green light zooming overhead earlier this week?

This time the aliens are going to help us for sure

Stargate Universe’s cast and crew pitch their own post apocalypse series

How to Create a Scientifically Plausible Alien Life Form

So you want to send a message into space? Here’s how.

Plan 9 From Outer Space remake really happening — filming starts Friday!

2 Attack The Block clips unleash the teens-vs.-aliens carnage

Van Halen’s Sammy Hagar was abducted by Aliens

An Awkward History of Our Space Transmissions

Americans are an alien species, in Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s Paul

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reveal their greatest creation: scifi writer Adam Shadowchild

Attack the Block: The Alien Invasion Movie You’ve Been Waiting For

Can Seth Rogen really make a computer-generated alien funny? Watch 5 new Paul clips and decide.

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