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Astronomer Royal: We're destroying the book of life before reading it

In a talk on energy policy, artificial intelligence and space exploration Astronomer Royal Martin Rees called…

NASA engineer's 'helical engine' may violate the laws of physics

A NASA engineer has published plans for an engine that could accelerate a rocket without using…

Quantum weirdness could allow a person-sized wormhole to last forever

We were unsure if wormholes could exist long enough to allow a person through. Now calculations…

Plans for UK's first moon lander announced at New Scientist Live

A UK-based space start-up is planning to send the smallest rover ever to the moon in…

Plans for UK's first moon rover announced at New Scientist Live

A UK-based space start-up is planning to send the smallest rover ever to the moon in…

Born in the big bang: How ancient black holes could save cosmology

Exotic primordial black holes born in the moments after the universe began could be the key…

Maggie Aderin-Pocock on space travel and humanity's future

Space scientist and presenter Maggie Aderin-Pocock sees our future in space, even though it will take…

How to find the Apollo landing sites and dramatic craters on the moon

The moon’s surface can tell us much about the solar system’s history, and our own. Here’s…

The universe's oldest black holes could also be its most useful

Primordial black holes born in the moments after the big bang could clear up some of…