The Acidalia Planitia, the darker region towards the top right of this image of Mars, may…
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New Scientist – Space
The best new science fiction books of 2024, from Adam Roberts to Rachel Kushner
2024 has been a great year for sci-fi, from time travel stories to those set in space…
Exploding interstellar space rocks could explain mystery radio flashes
Illustration of a neutron star emitting a flash of radio waves Science Photo Library / Alamy…
Meteorite crystals show evidence of hot water on ancient Mars
A Martian meteorite nicknamed Black Beauty NASA Crystals inside a Martian meteorite hint that there may…
Bacteria found in asteroid sample – but they’re not from space
Bacteria on a sample from the Ryugu asteroid, viewed with an electron microscope Matthew J. Genge…
Lake of Darkness review: This bold, experimental slice of deep-space sci-fi is just brilliant
Something evil may be lurking in a black hole in Adam Roberts’s new novel Liuzishan/Getty Images…
We’ve taken a photo of a star in another galaxy for the first time
Left: An image of the star WOH G64 taken with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer in…
Super-bright black holes could reveal if the universe is pixelated
Artist’s representation of a galaxy with a brilliant quasar at its centre NASA, ESA and J.…
Planet 10 times the size of Earth is one of the youngest ever found
An artist’s depiction of a system showing its host star, transiting planet and misaligned protoplanetary disc…
See the sun revealed in stunning glory by Solar Orbiter pictures
The sun’s upper atmosphere, or corona, in ultraviolet light ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI Team These fiery…