David Lynch’s ‘Dune’ at 40: David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation is a true spice oddity

Frank Herbert’s sprawling sci-fi novel was never likely to be tamed in the space of a single movie. Now that “Dune: Part Two” has completed Denis Villeneuve’s spice odyssey in box-office smashing style (until the director gets round to making “Dune: Messiah“, at least), it’s more obvious than ever that David Lynch’s 1984, single-film adaptation … Read more

The top 7 black hole discoveries from 2024

Our fascination with black holes is pretty understandable; their one-way boundary, the “event horizon,” traps light, meaning no signal can ever travel from inside a black hole to outside. The edge of the black hole is thus a region of space and time that expressly forbids interlopers. That’s a recipe for mystery. And we all … Read more

‘Dune: Prophecy’s’ Faoileann Cunningham on Sister Jen’s harrowing series journey (exclusive)

Amid the sacred stone walls of the Sisterhood’s fortress-like headquarters on the planet Wallach IX, the acolytes of Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen (Emily Watson) and Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen (Olivia Williams) in “Dune: Prophecy” struggle to make sense of the strange happenings of their order as forces internal and external try to destroy their influential … Read more

Who are the Covenant? The enemy alien alliance explained

Whether you’re following Master Chief and the United Nations Space Command (UNSC)’s fight against the Covenant by watching the Halo TV series or playing the Halo games in order, you might be wondering what’s the deal with the religious alien hegemony that threatens humanity. We’ve collected the main points of their history here to give … Read more

15 must-see naked-eye skywatching events in 2025

In 2025, skywatchers can look forward to a series of stunning celestial events, including a bright Mars occulted by the Wolf Moon, Venus at its brightest, a spectacular “devil’s horns” solar eclipse, and plenty of meteor showers peaking under moonless night skies. Although many of these events are visible to the naked eye, a nice … Read more

Don’t miss these 15 spectacular moon events in 2025

From an occultation of Mars to conjunctions with Venus and Jupiter, the moon will be involved in a bevy of spectacular events in 2025, and it will appear at its biggest and brightest since 2019. Here are some dates for this year’s moon-gazing diary. If you’re looking for some skywatching gear to make the most … Read more

Starship, Europa Clipper and more: The top 10 spaceflight stories of 2024

Historians will look back on 2024 as a special year for spaceflight. From SpaceX plucking a huge rocket out of the sky to the first privately funded spacewalk to the launch of a $5 billion mission to study an ice-covered ocean moon, this year held many record-breaking achievements and advances that brought humanity ever closer … Read more