Ripley destroys the Nostromo after learning the company wanted the alien, but the xenomorph survives aboard her escape shuttle.

The Alien universe has grown since our last log in 2023, and Nerdist’s Adam Murray is returning from his hypersleep chamber to bring you a new and expanded version of this sci-fi horror timeline.

The ending of Aliens begins before Ripley enters the hive. It starts when Newt slips away during the escape and gets taken by the xenomorphs. By that point, Ripley has already seen the colony collapse ...