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From ground observatories, based on its brightness, the original best estimate for the size of its nucleus was anywhere from 10-20 kilometres in diameter. New data from Hubble has significantly reduced that, putting an upper limit on the comet’s size of 5.6 kilometres wide. That’s still substantially larger than both 2I/Borisov and 1I/’Oumuamua, which were estimated at being roughly 500 …

There is quite literally nothing like this on Earth. Alien Crystals A strange mineral found in a meteorite does not behave like anything on Earth when it’s heated. In a paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an international team of researchers detailed the incredible properties of their sample of silica tridymite, an extraterrestrial form of …

By the time the credits rolled on the first episode of the new FX series Alien: Earth, I was shocked by how much I enjoyed it. Other than the first two films, Alien and Aliens, the legacy of the groundbreaking science fiction series has been divisive, to say the least. When I saw that Noah Hawley, who has also developed …

NASA’s Perseverance rover stumbled upon an unusual find during its latest sweep of Mars, as the space agency shared a photo of a curious rock found on the red planet’s surface which looks exactly like a wide-brimmed hat. The rock, which appears to have a pointed-peak and wide brim, much like a witches hat or an old helmet, was selected …

The Sabu Disk, unearthed from the tomb of the ancient Egyptian official Sabu in the Saqqara necropolis during the First Dynasty (circa 3100-2900 BC), has intrigued archaeologists and researchers for nearly a century. Its shape and purpose remain a topic of heated debate, with some suggesting that it served as a ceremonial object, while others propose that it may have …

‘Alien: Earth’ Episodes 1 and 2 Recap: Gross Encounters  The New York Times Filming in Thailand, ‘Alien: Earth’ Imagines a Wetter, Hotter Planet  The New York Times ‘Alien: Earth’ is one of the best shows so far this year  NPR ‘Alien Earth’ is everything you want from an ‘Alien’ TV show: review  USA Today Review | FX’s ‘Alien: Earth’ delivers Xenomorph terror with a …

The United States announced today that it has taken into custody 26 fugitives from Mexico facing a range of federal and state criminal charges from around the country, including charges relating to drug-trafficking, hostage-taking, kidnapping, illegal use of firearms, human smuggling, money laundering, the murder of a sheriffs’ deputy, and other crimes. Among the fugitives taken into U.S. custody today …

Sydney Chandler as Wendy in Alien: Earth. Patrick Brown/FX hide caption toggle caption Patrick Brown/FX FX’s new series Alien: Earth opens with a scene familiar to any fans of the storied science fiction horror film franchise: A crew of dysfunctional, blue-collar workers waking from extended hibernation in a sprawling spaceship. In this case, it’s the year 2120 — two years …

Facebook Tweet Email Link In space, no one can hear you scream, but they can sure hear you scratching your head as you try to make sense of the sprawling “Alien” universe. While Ridley Scott’s 1979 haunted-house-in-the-cosmos horror story “Alien” may have kicked things off — and reinvented science fiction as we know it in the process — that film …

“This process is similar to my acting,” says Timothy Olyphant. “It’s a little something I call winging it.” The 57-year-old, a cultural fixture since the late ’90s who’s claimed to have found the absolute “sweet spot” of fame, is discussing his approach to ceramics at his Westside studio. And like that dig at his Hollywood career, he’s being modest. Olyphant …