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Dressed in a spacesuit which is a replica of the one worn by Tim Peake on his mission to the International Space Station

Project Hail Mary review: Andy Weir conjures a new tale of space peril

15 May 2021

In the latest sci-fi novel from The Martian author, Andy Weir, an unlikely duo battle to avert the decline of our sun (and the collapse of life on Earth)


Shards of Earth review: A rip-roaring space opera with a psychic twist

Shards of Earth review: A rip-roaring space opera with a psychic twist

12 May 2021

Shards of Earth is the first part of Adrian Tchaikovsky's new space opera, featuring starship battles, godlike entities the size of moons and a hidden dimension with freakish psychological properties, says Clare Wilson


Don't Miss: Netflix's Oxygen, a sci-fi thriller with a shocking twist

Don't Miss: Netflix's Oxygen, a sci-fi thriller with a shocking twist

5 May 2021

New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss


The Mitchells vs The Machines review: Great sci-fi animation comedy

The Mitchells vs The Machines review: Great sci-fi animation comedy

28 April 2021

Netflix's The Mitchells vs The Machines is laugh-out-loud funny animation as a hapless family end up as humanity's only hope against the machine


Don't Miss: Netflix's Jupiter's Legacy features sci-fi parent envy

Don't Miss: Netflix's Jupiter's Legacy features sci-fi parent envy

28 April 2021

New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss


(Left to right) Shamier Anderson, Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim and Toni Collette in Stowaway

Stowaway review: A claustrophobic and philosophical space thriller

22 April 2021

Netflix 's Stowaway, starring Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim, Shamier Anderson and Toni Collette, tells the story of a space crew who face an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger compromises the lives of everyone on board


Don’t Miss: The Handmaid’s Tale returns with season 4

Don’t Miss: The Handmaid’s Tale returns with season 4

21 April 2021

New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss


The New Breed review: The case for treating robots as animals

The New Breed review: The case for treating robots as animals

21 April 2021

As social robots edge into our lives, The New Breed by Kate Darling is a guide to how to think about them


Tula (Sharon Duncan-Brewster) with Cady (Eleanor Tomlinson, left) and Genevieve (Diany Samba-Bandza, right) in Intergalactic

Intergalactic review: A promising prison-break drama set in 2143

21 April 2021

Intergalactic, a new show on Sky and streaming service NOW, follows a group who commandeer a spaceship to avoid prison. It's packed with plot and has the potential to be an exciting series


Sisters with Transistors explores the history of electronic music

Sisters with Transistors review: Brilliant electronic music pioneers

20 April 2021

Sisters with Transistors, directed by Lisa Rovner, celebrates the women whose breakthroughs in early electronic music laid the foundations of modern styles – and whose work has been overlooked by many


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