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Nature is a quantum engineer

Physics

Why nature is the ultimate quantum engineer

Historically, researchers believed that quantum properties disappear at the scale of biology, but there is increasing evidence that this isn't the full story, says physicist Clarice Aiello

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The best new science fiction books of September 2023

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The best new science fiction books of September 2023

Culture

Iconic supernova captured by the James Webb Space Telescope

Space

Iconic supernova captured by the James Webb Space Telescope

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Interstellar review: The case for seeking out alien technology

Culture

Screengrab from India's Chandrayaan-3 moon landing

Space

India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission has landed near the moon’s south pole

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Artist's depiction of India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission

Space

Chandrayaan-3 livestream: Watch India’s attempted moon landing

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A guide to cosmic fireworks, from stellar flares to black-hole beacons

Space

A guide to cosmic fireworks, from stellar flares to black-hole beacons

Features

Space

The most distant individual star ever seen may actually be two stars

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The Luna 25 mission ahead of launch

Space

Russia chases former Soviet glory with Luna 25 moon mission

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Mother-daughter pair Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers from Antigua and Barbuda, and Jon Goodwin, a former Olympic canoeist from the UK, passengers on Virgin Galactic-02

Space

Virgin Galactic launched its first space tourists

Galactic-02, Virgin Galactic’s first mission to carry paying civilian customers to space, successfully launched and then landed in New Mexico

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Space

What would really happen if you landed on an asteroid?

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Space

The Ring Nebula glows green in a stunning new JWST image

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Mind

The life hack that can help you reclaim your time

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See the tricky logistics behind displaying the shuttle Endeavour

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