For those who have been waiting with bated breath for a resolution to Alien: Covenant ’s cliffhanger ending, here’s some good ...

The hit sci-fi reboot Alien: Romulus, which Ridley Scott produced but criticized, is officially coming to Peacock. Find out more.

A follow-up to Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant is reportedly in the works with Prisoners writer Aaron Guzikowski. A continuation of the sci-fi horror franchise has started to pick up steam, according ...

Scientists hope Martian material collected will shed light on the origins of the solar system and life on Earth Japan has successfully launched a spacecraft on an unprecedented mission to bring back ...

Ridley Scott is reteaming with the scribe that created HBO Max sci-fi drama "Raised by Wolves." By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer In space, you may not be able to hear anyone scream, but you will be ...

Phobos, it seems, is not long for this universe — at least on the large cosmic timescale. Astronomers have long known that Phobos, the larger and nearer of the two martian moons, is slowly spiraling ...

TOKYO -- Japan's mission to collect samples from Mars moon Phobos got underway on Tuesday after its H3 rocket, operated by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, lifted off from the Tanegashima Space ...

Japan’s mission to collect samples from a Martian moon is off to a good start. Launched atop an H3 rocket from Tanegashima Space Center just after 3:40 P.M. EDT on Monday, the Martian Moons ...

Artist’s illustration of Japan’s MMX spacecraft at Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two small moons. MMX will land on Phobos, collect a soil sample and bring it back to Earth in 2031. Image via ESA/JAXA.

Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup. Let’s start with some space news. Last week, the Japan ...

Japan is preparing to investigate one of the solar system’s most intriguing mysteries: the origin of Mars’ two small moons. Through its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, the Japan Aerospace ...

Mars’ largely unexplored moons are getting their moment in the spotlight now that a first-of-its-kind mission has taken flight. The red planet has many unsolved riddles, but the Japanese-led Martian ...