The researchers suggest that this self-destructive pattern may explain the lack of observed alien civilizations; in cosmic terms, 1,000 years is extremely brief compared to the billions of years ...

This establishes the fact that "Alien: Romulus" takes place roughly 20 years after the original film, which saw Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) activate the Nostromo's self-destruct system in an attempt ...

which has been floating in space ever since Warrant Officer Ellen Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver in "Alien") set the ship ...