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Ella Purnell (Lucy MacLean) in FALLOUT SEASON 2 Photo Credit: Lorenzo Sisti / Prime ?? Amazon Content Services LLC

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The best new science-fiction shows of 2026

From Fallout and Gen Z Star Trek to the classic Neuromancer, you will be glued to the TV this year, says TV columnist Bethan Ackerley

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The first commercial space stations will start orbiting Earth in 2026

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The best new science fiction books of January 2026

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The best new science fiction books of January 2026

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Our verdict on The Player of Games: Iain M. Banks is still a master

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Our verdict on The Player of Games: Iain M. Banks is still a master

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The challenges of writing from the perspective of a sex robot

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The challenges of writing from the perspective of a sex robot

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Read an extract from Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

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Read an extract from Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

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Star that seemed to vanish more than 130 years ago is found again

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BepiColombo mission will start to unpick Mercury's secrets in 2026

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NASA's Artemis II mission aims to return astronauts to moon in 2026

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The century-long hunt for the gigantic meteorite that vanished

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The century-long hunt for the gigantic meteorite that vanished

A soldier returned from the Sahara desert in 1916 with a wild story about a meteorite that dwarfed all others. Over 100 years of hunting yielded nothing – but now twin brothers think they have solved the puzzle

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How not to misread science fiction

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The best space pictures of 2025, from supernovae to moon landings

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The essential guide to proving we’ve found alien life

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Author Ken MacLeod on the life and work of the late Iain M. Banks

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