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

Minuscule silicon wafers propelled by lasers could be used to steer light sails, helping them travel beyond the solar system

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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

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Why I explore our inevitable love for robots in my novel Luminous

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Why I explore our inevitable love for robots in my novel Luminous

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Read an extract from Luminous by Silvia Park

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Read an extract from Luminous by Silvia Park

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The best new science fiction books of May 2026

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The best new science fiction books of May 2026

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

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Our verdict on Red Mars: Mostly great, with a few quibbles

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Our verdict on Red Mars: Mostly great, with a few quibbles

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Kim Stanley Robinson and Red Mars book

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Author Kim Stanley Robinson revisits his vision of life on Mars

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Nanodiamonds

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Diamonds are surprisingly elastic when you make them tiny

Experiment with nanodiamonds reveals that they are less rigid than other diamonds, adding to our understanding of how they could be used in new technologies

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

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NASA’s Artemis II mission was a historic success

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Life

Tweaking the smell of cat food can encourage fussy felines to eat

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Sci-fi show The Miniature Wife underwhelms – despite the big names

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