LOS ANGELES (AP) - In "Disclosure Day," out Friday, Steven Spielberg is once again inviting audiences to ponder the existence of extraterrestrial life - and the implications it would have for religion on Earth.

The United States government's recent release of hundreds of previously classified unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) cases spanning the 1940s to the present, along with the new Steven Spielberg movie,

The latest batch of files includes videos showing artistic recreations of sightings of unexplained orbs. The witnesses in the sightings are described as “highly credible” and include federal law enforcement agents.

As I found while working on my own novel, writing about aliens can be strangely helpful in this pursuit. Just as astronomers use telescopes to examine celestial objects light-years away, novelists can invoke imagined civilizations to reveal truths closer to home,

Many have watched recently released UFO videos, but most still think the government knows more than it is saying.

"Disclosure Day" director Steven Spielberg opens up to USA TODAY about aliens, AI and why he'll never quit making movies.

Could scientists be overlooking life in space?

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life.

US government aware of several kinds of alien life, whistleblower claims - Government whistleblower David Grusch previously told Congress that the federal government had recovered non-human ‘biologics