The asteroid work crews don't have much to do but tell tall tales to each other. One man tells a particularly riveting account of an expedition where he met a strange parasitic species that inhabits human bodies and barely escaped unscathed—or did he?

In the near future, a young mother leaves behind a book for her daughter before she embarks on her space journey to the outer solar system in an attempt to communicate with extraterrestrial creatures. Sections from her book are interspersed with her husband's verbal recollections of their love story, which he addresses to their young daughter.

When a low-budget science fiction television show successfully predicts the discovery of extraterrestrial life, its cult followers investigate its mysterious origins, only to be met with more mysteries.

After discovering a mysterious alien artifact on the Moon, human astronauts endeavor to uncover its purpose and message from an extraterrestrial civilization.

Online, space ship storytellers discuss why they tell stories for a living—and how to do it right.

The first man to walk on Mars recounts a trip with a strange alien companion across the planet to his disbelieving crew.

An older Indian man recounts his story of "alien" encounters on Mars during Saturday tea.

Urban legends about a popular folk hero get passed on through the years as human beings colonize outer space.

All across the contemporary world, space whales are falling from the sky. They seem to be trying to deliver a message to the Earth — but as an American grassroots movement attempts to communicate with these creatures, it will face challenges from the government as well as the possible dangers of interacting with these interstellar beings.

A young alien scientist joins forces with other archaeologists to uncover the secrets of a race that died out many years ago.