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Jupiter from Europa. Computer artwork of a view towards Jupiter and its moons, across the surface of Europa as it might have looked four billion years ago. Europa is the fourth largest of the moons that orbit Jupiter. It is believed to be composed of silicate rocks with a layer of water ice covering the entire surface. It may contain more water than all of Earth's oceans combined but its distance from its sun meant that there wasn't enough heat to prevent it from freezing over.

11 of the best science fiction books for holiday reading

20 July 2022

Eyes of the Void, Sea of Tranquility and The Memory Librarian are among our top sci-fi novels to read this holiday

The Men review: Gender dystopia in a world where men have vanished

29 June 2022

What would the world be like if men suddenly disappeared? That is the premise of Sandra Newman's new sci-fi novel that asks how easily we can change history, says Sally Adee

Crimes of the Future review: Is Cronenberg sci-fi compelling or chaos?

15 June 2022

David Cronenberg’s latest outing is a fascinating sci-fi tale that sets out to be a transgressive exploration of human evolution, but ends up sunk by flaws in its internal logic

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Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder review: The science behind the show

1 June 2022

A mind-expanding new exhibition in Liverpool, UK, sets out to explore how science has influenced the making of Doctor Who

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The Dolittle Machine review: What if we really could talk to animals?

25 May 2022

What would you say to a bat – or a dolphin – if you could? An ingenious radio programme by sci-fi writer Matthew de Abaitua imagines an animal-human translation machine

Spanning space and time, Night Sky follows Irene (Sissy Spacek) and Franklin York (J.K. Simmons), a couple who, years ago, discovered a chamber buried in their backyard which inexplicably leads to a strange, deserted planet.

Night Sky review: Engaging show about a portal to another planet

18 May 2022

Sissy Spacek and J. K. Simmons are the beating heart of this Amazon Prime Video television series about an ageing couple who have a door to another planet in their backyard

Everything Everywhere All At Once review: Multiverse sci-fi adventure

18 May 2022

Poignant, playful sci-fi adventure features a woman coping with everyday chaos as well as a threatened multiverse

Adapted by Steven Moffat from the beloved novel of the same name, The Time Traveler???s Wife follows the intricate and magical love story between Clare (Rose Leslie of HBO???s Game of Thrones), and Henry (Theo James of Divergent), and a marriage with a problem...time travel.

Don't Miss: Time-hopping new sci-fi romance The Time Traveler's Wife

11 May 2022

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

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Glitterati review: Compelling sci-fi satire with hints of Black Mirror

4 May 2022

Oliver Langmead’s science fiction novel Glitterati starts out as a comedy stuffed with buffoonery and self-inflicted miseries you can chortle at, but it ends somewhere much darker, finds Sally Adee

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Shining Girls review: TV sci-fi thriller is a mind-bending puzzle

27 April 2022

Elisabeth Moss is after a killer who is defying all known laws of reality in Shining Girls, an unsettling Apple TV+ adaptation of Lauren Beukes's science-fiction thriller