Thanks to the prequel's controversial changes to Alien's canon, Ridley Scott's most divisive franchise entry left some major questions unanswered.

Alien movies and shows have established a permanent place in science fiction history. Since 1979, the franchise has terrified viewers with its vision of survival against impossible odds. The Xenomorph ...

That’s because the spacecraft that ultimately crashes on earth is a virtual carbon copy of the Nostromo, the ship flown by Ridley (Sigourney Weaver) and her crew in the 1979 film from Ridley Scott.