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Lunar samples reveal exactly when the moon’s largest crater formed
Lunar samples collected during NASA’s Apollo missions are still enabling new discoveries NASA/ESA The largest crater…
The 21 best science fiction books of all time – according to New Scientist writers
By its very nature, science fiction encompasses a vast and sprawling world of stories, from the…
Read an extract from Tade Thompson’s science fiction novel Rosewater
Jane Khomi/Moment RF/Getty Images Rosewater: Opening Day 2066 Now I’m at the Integrity Bank job for…
Moon bases will need to be 3 metres underground to avoid radiation
To keep long-term moon residents safe from harmful radiation, lunar bases will need to be built…
Could we set Uranus on fire to steal its hidden diamonds?
Dead Planets Society is a podcast that takes outlandish ideas about how to tinker with…
Universe’s missing matter may be explained by galaxies leaking gas
Galaxies like Andromeda have a supermassive black hole at the centre NASA/JPL-Caltech Supermassive black holes appear…
Zombie galaxy came back to life after 20 million years
An artist’s impression of the very distant undead galaxy ESO/M. Kornmesser A strange, zombie-like galaxy has…
NASA’s cancelled VIPER moon rover calls 2026 Artemis crewed landing into question
VIPER won’t go to the moon after all NASA A fully constructed rover that was due…
Perseids: How to watch 2024’s spectacular mid-year meteor shower
The 2023 Perseid meteor shower seen over grasslands in China Cynthia Lee/Alamy The Perseid meteor shower…