Robert Smith is convinced the aliens have won. "The invasion has happened—it's all over," says the University of Alberta space historian who teaches a course on the history of extraterrestrials.

"Robert Smith is convinced the aliens have won. “The invasion has happened—it’s all over,” says the University of Alberta space historian who teaches a course on the history of extraterrestrials.

It’s not so much that Smith believes in their literal existence, only that aliens have staked their claim in the human imagination…"