The so-called 'planetesimal belts' are filled with tiny millimeter-sized particles created by collisions between comets.

Here on Earth, the fastest puff of wind on record was a blustery 407 kilometers (253 miles) per hour, measured on Australia's ...

Observations of WASP-127b, a giant gas exoplanet more than 500 light years from Earth, suggest it has phenomenally high wind ...

In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 275 miles (442 km) ...

In the opening to Adrian Tchaikovsky's science fiction novel Alien Clay, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, our ...

In space, no one can hear you scream, but fans of the Alien franchise have screamed for more since Ridley Scott's first movie ...

According to a new rumour, Fede Álvarez is mulling over the idea of bringing back Sigourney Weaver's Ripley for his planned sequel, meaning we could see her share the screen with Cailee ...

Words like “alien” were banned, and politically correct language was mandated by the Biden administration as it presided over an unprecedented surge of illegal border crossings.

Romulus could be bringing back the franchise’s most famous character in an unexpected way, as Ellen Ripley is rumored to ...

Right about now we’re probably hearing director/co-writer Fede Álvarez making some noise, thanks to Alien: Romulus ’ success echoing into the 2025 movie schedule. With a sequel in development, it’s ...

Thankfully, it sounds like Sigourney Weaver is not going to appear as a digitally de-aged Ripley in the sequel to Alien: Romulus.

Alien (1979) thrived as a sci-fi/horror film by taking the mystery of space exploration and the vast unknowns of the universe ...