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It’s been nearly forty years since Ridley Scott’s Alien was released back in 1979 when it simultaneously redefined the sci-fi horror genre, put both Scott and its star Sigourney Weaver as major film ...

When Alien burst onto the cinema screens in 1979, audiences got the shock of their lives, as the titular creature chased Sigourney Weaver and her fellow crew members around their spaceship. Ridley ...

Scientists have heard hugely unusual messages from deep in space that they think are coming from aliens. A new analysis of strange modulations in a tiny set of stars appears to indicate that it could ...

Monoliths of an unknown origin keep cropping up around the globe, with online sleuths trying to figure out whether someone is pulling off an elaborate prank. Many artists have already come forward to ...

It’s been nearly forty years since Ridley Scott’s Alien was released back in 1979 when it simultaneously redefined the sci-fi horror genre, put both Scott and its star Sigourney Weaver as major film ...