First contact may refer to: * First contact (astronomy), the moment in astronomical transit when the apparent positions of the two bodies first touch *

First contact (anthropology) In anthropology, first contact is the first meeting of two communities previously without contact with one another. Notable examples of first contact are those between the Spanish Empire and the Arawak in 1492; and the Aboriginal Australians wit ...

, the first meeting of two cultures previously unaware of one another *

First contact (science fiction) First contact is a common theme in science fiction about the first meeting between humans and extraterrestrial life, or of any sentient species' first encounter with another one, given they are from different planets or natural satellites. It ...

, a common science fiction theme about the first meeting between humans and extraterrestrial life

Titles

Film

*'' Star Trek: First Contact'', a 1996 film in the ''Star Trek'' science fiction franchise * ''First Contact'' (1983 film), a 1983 documentary by Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson *'' Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact'', a 2001 theatrical film adaptation of the ''Ultraman Cosmos'' TV series

Television

* ''First Contact'' (Australian TV series), a 2014 Australian television documentary * First Contact (Canadian TV series), a 2018 Canadian documentary television series

TV episodes

* "First Contact" (''Star Trek: The Next Generation''), a 1991 episode of the science fiction television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' *"First Contact", the 1994 pilot episode of '' Earth 2'' TV series * "First Contact" (''Stargate Atlantis''), a 2008 episode of ''Stargate Atlantis'' *"First Con-tact" (''Star Trek: Prodigy''), a 2022 episode of '' Star Trek: Prodigy'' *" Episode 0: First Contact", one of the television specials in the ''Lupin III'' Japanese media franchise

Literature

* ''First Contact'' (novelette), a 1945 science fiction novelette by Murray Leinster *'' First Contact?'', a 1971 science fiction novel by Hugh Walters *''First Contact'', a 2004 book by Mark Anstice *''First Contact: Or, It's Later Than You Think'', a 2010 satire book by

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Music