Plenty of these disaster movies were divisive when they came out, yet their riveting plots and impressive special effects ...

Sean Connery had to deal with a killer meteor in this forgotten sci-fi bomb inspired by an idea from legendary author Isaac Asimov.

Outer space can be dangerous, especially in movies. There have been a variety of disasters that have space origins in film.

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks in the early hours of April 22, offering up a possible feast of impressive shooting stars and ...

A meteor cluster reveals an asteroid disintegrating near the Sun. These observations help uncover hidden asteroids and ...

Lyrid meteors were photographed blazing through Earth's atmosphere on the nights surrounding the April 22 peak.

In 1979, a war film arrived in theaters that would redefine the genre and leave an indelible mark on cinema. Apocalypse Now, ...

In 1979, a film arrived that would forever change the landscape of science fiction and horror. Set aboard a commercial spacecraft, the film follows a crew who encounter a deadly extraterrestrial life ...

This year's Lyrid meteor shower is getting a boost thanks to a dim crescent moon. Skywatchers could see 10 to 20 shooting ...

"Deep Water," which is very much a neo-'70s disaster film. should have been called "Airplane Crash into a Sea of Jaws." As it ...

Alien (1979) Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon. Based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, it follows the crew of the commercial ...