Spot six planets in the sky this week: Mercury, Mars, Uranus and more
23 October 2019
Late October is a great time to spot planets, says Abigail Beall, and with a few tips you can find almost all those in the solar system
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A sci-fi anthology offers widely divergent glimpses of the future
23 October 2019
From alienated life in post-Arctic Sweden to the failure to engage with tech’s new intimacies, Helen Marshall explores an excellent and diverse new sci-fi anthology
Don’t miss: Sleepless nights, ephemeral worlds and telepathic terrors
23 October 2019
This week, endure entrancing, always-on art, learn about the planets that never were and watch a shining sequel through your fingers
The solar system has too many moons – it's time for a cull
23 October 2019
Designating rocks just a few kilometres across as moons is misleading and ridiculous. We need to do a Pluto and cut moons down to size, argues Leah Crane
Moving to Mars – this show will help you become a real Martian
18 October 2019
From memorious clothing to wasteless habitats, the reality of living on Mars is brought home at London's Design Museum with genuine optimism
SpaceX plans to put more than 40,000 satellites in space
17 October 2019
Documents show Elon Musk's firm SpaceX wants to launch another 30,000 satellites – more than triple the total amount humans have ever launched
Strange sand dunes on Titan could be made by cosmic rays hitting ice
16 October 2019
Saturn’s largest moon Titan has strange sand dunes that seem to be full of organic molecules, which may form when radiation from space hits ice on the ground
