91É«ÇéƬ

space science

2G41YN6 USA. Christopher Lee in a scene from (C)New Line Cinema film: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002). PLOT: While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. Director: Peter Jackson (Extended) Ref: LMK110-J7187-170621 Supplied by LMKMEDIA. Editorial Only. Landmark Media is not the copyright owner of these Film or TV stills but provides a service only for recognised Media outlets. pictures@lmkmedia.com

Technology

How not to misread science fiction

Focusing on the futuristic tech that appears in sci-fi without paying attention to the actual point of the story is a big mistake, says Annalee Newitz

91É«ÇéƬ

Space

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

News

The essential guide to proving we’ve found alien life

Space

The essential guide to proving we’ve found alien life

Features

Ken MacLeod

Video

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

Video

3D6BBB4 Comet Lemmon photographed from northern Italy on 26th October 2025.

Space

Comets were on fire this year – for better or worse

91É«ÇéƬ

Scientists inside a science base in the Moon conduct a variety of humorous experiments. We see a cat chasing after a giant laser beam; a scientist being eaten by a venus fly trap, a star falling through a Christmas tree as a scientist tries and fails to put it on top, a scientist going to a 'moonshine' bar, robots attending a seminar, a scientist trapping a human brain in a forcefield, and scientists stepping through portals. In the sky above the spaceship, Santa is being abducted by aliens.

Physics

Inside the wild experiments physicists would do with zero limits

Features

Why we only recently discovered space is dark not bright

Space

Why we only recently discovered space is dark not bright

Features

We reveal our favourite 33 books, films, games and TV to escape with

91É«ÇéƬ

We reveal our favourite 33 books, films, games and TV to escape with

Culture

Aurora Borealis dancing over Tromso Urban Skyline. Tromso Panorama and winter night landscape with Northern Lights (Aurora Polaris) on a cold night, with starry sky, polar lights and snowcapped mountains on Kvaloya Island in the background. Cityscape with Brightly Street Light of the Arctic Capital, Northern Norway

Earth

The audacious quest to light up the sky with artificial auroras

Features

The supernova remnant Cassiopeia A

Space

Odd elements in supernova blast might have implications for alien life

Some of the elements used by living systems are far more abundant in Cassiopeia A than we thought, hinting that some parts of our galaxy might be more suitable for life than others

News

91É«ÇéƬ

The six best science-fiction shows of 2025

Culture

91É«ÇéƬ

The four best science documentaries of 2025

Culture

91É«ÇéƬ

The two standout science-fiction films of 2025

Culture

Physics

Why quantum mechanics says the past isn’t real

91É«ÇéƬ

Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop