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Space

Why it's taking a century to pin down the speed of the universe

The Hubble constant, a set number that connects a galaxy’s speed to its distance from Earth and tells us how fast the universe is expanding, was first described more than a hundred years ago – but astronomers have debated it ever since

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Our verdict on Ringworld by Larry Niven: Nice maths, shame about Teela

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Our verdict on Ringworld by Larry Niven: Nice maths, shame about Teela

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Physics

Read an extract from time-travel novel The Ministry of Time

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'Time travel was just a metaphor for controlling a narrative'

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Technology

Trump's Golden Dome defence project could spur a space arms race

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Caption The ICEPIC sampling tool drilling into the ice at sampling site A of the Matanuska Glacier, AK, field trial. Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech

Technology

See the robot that may one day search for life on Jupiter's icy moon

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2H2R3TY Larry Niven attends The 36th and 37th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards Gala at Taglyan Complex, Los Angeles, CA on October 22, 2021

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An interview with Larry Niven – Ringworld author and sci-fi legend

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Physics

Physicists reveal the secret to chopping onions without crying

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Space

A doe-eyed look at space exploration is inadequate for the zeitgeist

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Physics

How dark energy findings may inspire a new generation of physics nerds

The discovery of the cosmic acceleration problem truly inspired me as a teenage physics nerd. Recent, related revelations about dark energy will hopefully capture the interest of today’s young science geeks, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Space

One half of the moon is hotter than the other

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Life

Is the fungal science in The Last of Us going off the rails?

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Our favourite science fiction books of all time (the ones we forgot)

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Space

Colourful group of galaxies offers peek into history of the universe

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