Month: September 2023

The truth is out there: Celebrate 30 years of The X-Files with our 30 favorite episodes

From alien abductions to monsters of the week, this sci-fi series had something for everyone.

Mulder sitting at his desk, Scully sitting on top of it, with

Enlarge / FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) were the heart and soul of The X-Files. (credit: 20th Century Fox)

In September 1993, fictional FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) made their broadcast TV debut on The X-Files and went on to investigate alien abductions and all manner of strange phenomena for nine full seasons and two feature films, followed by two additional limited-run seasons in 2016 and 2018. This hugely popular and influential series celebrates its 30th anniversary this month, giving us a prime opportunity to pay homage to our favorite episodes and characters.

(Spoilers for The X-Files below.)

The X-Files was created by Chris Carter, who was a fan of the 1970s horror series Kolchak: The Night Stalker, featuring a wire service reporter (Darren McGavin) investigating mysterious crimes with a supernatural or science fiction element. Other cited influences included The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, Twin Peaks (in which Duchovny played a transgender DEA agent), and Jonathan Demme's 1988 Oscar-winning film The Silence of the Lambs.

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The truth is out there: Celebrate 30 years of The X-Files with our 30 favorite episodes

From alien abductions to monsters of the week, this sci-fi series had something for everyone.

Mulder sitting at his desk, Scully sitting on top of it, with

Enlarge / FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) were the heart and soul of The X-Files. (credit: 20th Century Fox)

In September 1993, fictional FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) made their broadcast TV debut on The X-Files and went on to investigate alien abductions and all manner of strange phenomena for nine full seasons and two feature films, followed by two additional limited-run seasons in 2016 and 2018. This hugely popular and influential series celebrates its 30th anniversary this month, giving us a prime opportunity to pay homage to our favorite episodes and characters.

(Spoilers for The X-Files below.)

The X-Files was created by Chris Carter, who was a fan of the 1970s horror series Kolchak: The Night Stalker, featuring a wire service reporter (Darren McGavin) investigating mysterious crimes with a supernatural or science fiction element. Other cited influences included The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, Twin Peaks (in which Duchovny played a transgender DEA agent), and Jonathan Demme's 1988 Oscar-winning film The Silence of the Lambs.

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(g+) Astronomie: Am Puls der Raumzeit

Gravitationswellen dehnen und stauchen Raum und Zeit, während sie mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit durchs Weltall brausen. Das aus drei Satelliten bestehende Observatorium Lisa soll besondere Arten von Gravitationswellen aufspüren. Ein Bericht von Dirk Eidemül…

Gravitationswellen dehnen und stauchen Raum und Zeit, während sie mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit durchs Weltall brausen. Das aus drei Satelliten bestehende Observatorium Lisa soll besondere Arten von Gravitationswellen aufspüren. Ein Bericht von Dirk Eidemüller (Gravitationswellen, Wissenschaft)

Astronomie: Die einstige aktive Vulkanwelt des Mondes

Der Mond gilt als trist und leer. In seiner Vergangenheit war er vulkanisch aktiv – und vermutlich aktiver als bisher angenommen wurde. Ein Bericht von Patrick Klapetz (Mond, Wissenschaft)

Der Mond gilt als trist und leer. In seiner Vergangenheit war er vulkanisch aktiv - und vermutlich aktiver als bisher angenommen wurde. Ein Bericht von Patrick Klapetz (Mond, Wissenschaft)