I fucking love Aliens. From the hotness of Sigourney Weaver to the antics of Bill Paxton, the movie will always hold a special place in my heart, save for the shitty video games. Finally, after years of cranking out the aforementioned shitty video games, Aliens comes to your tabletop with this special chess set. You’ll receive this intricate board, face huggers as pawns, the Alien Queen, Ripley in the cargo loader and such.

I have no idea where you can buy it or how much it costs (or if some fanboy made it) but it’s quite the work of art, isn’t it?

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NASA says their Phoenix lander may have found water on Mars again. Last month, they thought Phoenix had discovered Martian ice, but it evaporated before they could were able to analyze it. Now, NASA is announcing that Phoenix has discovered another small trench which may contain frozen water.

Data transmitted from the lander has revealed a hard layer below the surface of the trench and researchers are hoping this material is Martian ice. On Thursday, Phoenix confirmed that the top of the trench (pictured above) had been scraped away sufficiently to allow the lander to obtain a sample of the possible ice. Currently, Phoenix is undergoing cleaning procedures to ensure that it can take and analyze the hard material without contaminating it. Those so-called “rocket scientists” over there at NASA better move fast and not screw things up this time.

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In Russia, you don’t mod car. Car mods you!

This Alien car was created by some bored people in the frozen tundra of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. It looks like they created a mold to place on top of a car (that resembles a PT Cruiser) and then painstakingly painted it. Not only does it look downright beautiful, it’ll definitely keep thieves away from your ride. I’m sure it’d make Giger proud.

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Anyone with a passion for science fiction or the movie Aliens will surely want to pay tribute to Giger. As the creator of the actual aliens in the movies, his work has since been recognized around the world through sculptures, artwork and paintings. The latest creation Giger has unveiled is the Harkonnen chair. Featuring a design that would make even Corporal Hicks cringe in fear, these chairs are now available to those with bank accounts to match.

Each chair takes a solid two months to complete and ship out, so those of you a little on the impatient side, take note. They range in price from $15,000 all the way up to $45,000 for the aluminum version. At this price, you’ll want to make sure there isn’t a living soul within 1000 ft of your precious butt-warmer.

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Editor’s Note: Apparently Giger did work for Dune? As a die-hard Aliens fan, I chose to drop references to that film as opposed to Dune. Either way, this chair is seriously badass.

I seriously doubt we’ll get attacked by aliens anytime soon but in case we are, we’ll be prepared to bluff their assault with these quirky ceramic ray guns from Muddy Mountain Pottery. The Raku Ray Gun series of creations feature classic sci-fi names such as “Van Vogt Defractor” and “Nemo Squidulator.” The median price of the guns you’ll find is about $275 a sculpture, a small price to pay for such unique art.

Interested in how these guns came about being crafted? From the website:

Raku Ray Guns are one-of-a-kind ceramic sculptures made by West Magoon. They are inspired by alien technology unearthed at a secret UFO crash site, known only to a tribe of Wyoming Hill People. These photos depict all of the individual Ray Guns currently available. Each is named after a classic science fiction author or character. The moon crater wall plaques that support the guns each measure 12″ wide by 9″ high.

In the end, they still don’t have shit on Ripley’s Pulse Rifle from Aliens.

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