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Ursula K. Le Guin in 2005

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Ursula Le Guin's son on why The Dispossessed is (maybe) his favourite

The New Scientist Book Club is currently reading Ursula K. Le Guin's classic science fiction novel "The Dispossessed". Here, her son Theo Downes-Le Guin considers the artistic process behind it – and why it still resonates today

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The Dispossessed takes place on the twin worlds of Anarres and Urras

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Read an extract from The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

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NASA Astronaut John Glenn inside a vacuum chamber

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Inside the missions that made the moon landings possible

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Lunar Crater Radio Telescope: Illuminating the Cosmic Dark Ages This illustration depicts a conceptual Lunar Crater Radio Telescope on the Moon?s far side. The early-stage concept is being studied under grant funding from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program but is not a NASA mission. Credit: Vladimir Vustyansky

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Could a huge lunar telescope be our best chance of spotting aliens?

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John Glenn during the fiery re-entry, holding steadfast, believing his heatshield had come loose and he may burn up in the atmosphere - the capsule is illuminated in orange light due to intense heat.

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NASA's first space photos restored in stunning detail

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The northern lights, or aurora borealis, in the UK in 2024

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Why auroras are so much brighter and more easily visible recently

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CPR in space could be made easier by chest compression machines

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Could lacing food with fat-trapping microbeads help us lose weight?

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New moon discovered orbiting Uranus is its smallest one

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Jupiter's moon Ganymede could be a giant dark matter detector

Large pieces of dark matter hitting Jupiter’s largest moon would form distinctive craters in its icy surface, and upcoming space missions might be able to spot them

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New Scientist recommends classic zombie film 28 Days Later

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6 of the most fascinating moments in the life of our solar system

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A planet the size of Saturn could orbit the nearest sun-like star

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What happens to light's energy when it redshifts? It's complicated

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