Space Week: A seven-day tour of the cosmos
18 July 2023
To celebrate the launch of our new podcast, Dead Planets Society, New Scientist editors have selected some of our most delightful premium articles about the solar system and beyond
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Your essential guide to the many breathtaking wonders of the universe
22 April 2023
An abridged inventory of everything there is in the universe – from rogue planets and exomoons to supernovae, supermassive black holes and the cosmic web.
How should we regulate the firms planning to mine and sell moon rocks?
13 September 2022
Several companies are making plans to mine and sell lunar resources, like rock and water ice. Now the race is on to agree a legal framework that is fair for everyone
What Earth’s mysterious infancy tells us about the origins of life
8 August 2022
Redrawing the geological timeline of Earth’s first billion years is casting new light on whether life emerged on land or in the oceans
The hunt for hidden impact craters that could reveal Earth’s deep past
2 August 2022
Geologist Ludovic Ferrière travels the world in search of undiscovered impact craters left behind by asteroids and comets striking Earth. He tells us how he finds them
What are the mysterious continent-sized lumps deep inside Earth?
4 May 2022
For decades, planetary scientists have been trying to understand the origins of two colossal geological anomalies inside our planet. New insights suggest they could be leftovers from a cosmic collision
Meet the robots that can reproduce, learn and evolve all by themselves
23 February 2022
Machines that can mate and produce offspring can help us clean up nuclear sites, explore asteroids and terraform distant planets – but could they prove a threat, asks Emma Hart, who is helping develop them
Satellites and junk are littering space and ruining our night skies
27 October 2021
We are sending ever more stuff into space, and now megaconstellations of satellites risk causing light pollution on Earth and disastrous debris in orbit - but it's not too late to save our skies
Lunar craters could reveal past collisions with ancient black holes
29 September 2021
Black holes born in the big bang could be the dark matter physicists have sought for decades – if they exist. Now there's an audacious plan to find the scars they would have left as they punched through the moon
The lost fossil meteorites carrying the secrets of Earth’s past
18 August 2021
Fossil meteorites are one of the hardest geological treasures to discover – but now a spate of finds is revealing surprises about Earth’s ancient atmosphere
