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JHP71X A black hole is an object so compact - usually a collapsed star - that nothing can escape its gravitational pull. Not even light.

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Why Adam Roberts set out to write a sci-fi utopia, not a dystopia

The author of Lake of Darkness, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, on why, in a world awash with fictional dystopias, he set out to write the opposite

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Fireball in South Carolina. Screenshot from Facebook video posted by Kathryn Rose Farr on 26 Jun 2025

Space

Mystery fireball spotted plummeting to Earth over the US

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Earth

These rocks are probably the last remains of Earth's early crust

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This daringly experimental thriller is a puzzle-lover's delight

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This daringly experimental thriller is a puzzle-lover's delight

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The waiter robot ONYRO of the Ipsum Tek French company is displayed during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on May 23, 2024. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images)

Technology

Forget the Terminators, our robot future may be squishy and fun

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory

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Look inside the revolutionary Vera C. Rubin Observatory

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A 3d rendered image of particles

Physics

The deep lessons quasiparticles teach us about the nature of reality

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A thunderstorm cloud

Earth

Why geoengineering is no longer a complete taboo for scientists

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Trees against starry sky

Space

Why are the physical constants of the universe so perfect for life?

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People view superconducting quantum computer model during the 8th Digital China Summit at the Fuzhou Strait International Conference and Exhibition Center on April 29, 2025 in Fuzhou, Fujian Province of China. The summit highlights the country's strides in digital transformation and the expansion of its digital economy. (Photo by Zhang Bin/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images) 2212665605

Physics

At last, we are discovering what quantum computers will be useful for

Quantum computers have been hyped as machines that can solve almost any problem. Yet it is becoming clearer that their near-term utility will be narrower

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Danny Boyle's long-awaited zombie sequel 28 Years Later is a triumph

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Space

New Scientist recommends a new space show at the Hayden Planetarium

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Space

Why you should join a watch party for the first Vera C. Rubin images

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Physics

The radical idea that space-time remembers could upend cosmology

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