Sigourney Weaver with the Xenomorph and Xenomorph Queen.

RDS-2 Soviet nuclear test, 38 kilotons, 37 m tower, Semipalatinsk test site, 24 September 1951.

Soviet thermonuclear test, 37 m tower, 400 kilotons, Semipalatinsk test site, 12 August 1953.

60 years ago, on October 16, 1964, China conducted its first nuclear test. A uranium-235 fission implosion device, with a yield of 22 kilotons was detonated on a 102-m tower at the Lop Nur test site.

McKie is a visionary sci-fi artist known for his stunningly detailed and colorful depictions of futuristic worlds.

His work has graced the pages of Heavy Metal Magazine, with iconic comics like So Beautiful and So Dangerous, The Beast, and Incoming Fire.

A master of perspective and intricate design, McKie's art embodies the golden era of sci-fi illustration.