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The distant world that is our best hope of finding alien life

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The distant world that is our best hope of finding alien life

A decade ago, we discovered an exceptionally exciting exoplanet that could be the best candidate for hosting alien life. Now we’re about to find out if it really is

Features

Space

The hidden pockets of the universe where the future can cause the past

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Technology

Tiny 'metajets' could use light to steer sails for interstellar travel

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US government releases huge batch of UFO files

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The best new popular science books of May 2026

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The best new popular science books of May 2026

Culture

Space

Ann Leckie continues to shine with new sci-fi novel Radiant Star

Culture

Antennas of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), on the Chajnantor Plateau in the Chilean Andes. The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, two companion galaxies to our own Milky Way galaxy, can be seen as bright smudges in the night sky, in the centre of the photograph.

Space

What to read this week: Emma Chapman's mind-expanding Radio Universe

Culture

NASA’s Artemis II mission was a historic success

Space

NASA’s Artemis II mission was a historic success

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Physics

Quantum batteries could be charged by reversing time

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The most stunning pictures from Artemis II’s flyby of the moon

The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission have captured extraordinary views of the moon, including close-ups of the far side and a breathtaking solar eclipse

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The Artemis II astronauts have flown around the moon

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We may have seen a 'dirty fireball' star explosion for the first time

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Historic Artemis II launch sends astronauts bound for the moon

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Astronauts are ready to return to the moon on Artemis II mission

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