The space travel in Dune hinges on the Spacing Guild's control, essential for interstellar trade. Guild Navigators' spice dependency grants them prescience and a crucial role in the empire's power ...

and planets as far away from Earth as space travel will allow -- one that would go on to be adapted into one of the best sci-fi movies ever, "Dune." But how does Earth even figure into the broader ...

Dune introduced us to the desert planet Arrakis and its mystical Spice Melange, which is the most coveted resource in the galaxy because it enables faster-than-light space travel. Meanwhile ...

That's a lot slower than some other wandering dunes, which can travel up to 1,000 feet (300 m) annually when blown in a single direction. The largest star dune in Erg Chebbi, Lala Lallia ...