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Tom Hanks plays Commander Jim Lovell in Apollo 13

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Astronomer reviews the sci-fi movies that get creative with physics

Space is a favourite setting for many Hollywood films, but just how accurate are their portrayals?

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Movie still from Jurassic Park III

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Palaeontologist reviews the most memorable moments in dinosaur movies

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The best science fiction novels to look forward to in 2025

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Abracadabra: An exclusive sci-fi short story for New Scientist

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Abracadabra: An exclusive sci-fi short story for New Scientist

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Netflix handout still: Supacell. SUPACELL is about a group of five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. They have little in common except for one thing: they are all Black South Londoners. It is down to one man, Michael Lasaki, to bring them all together in order to save the woman he loves.

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The best science fiction TV shows of 2024

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The best science fiction films of 2024

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The best science fiction films of 2024

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The best new science fiction books of 2024

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The best new science fiction books of 2024

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The scene of a black hole devouring a spaceship, digital painting, 3D illustration.

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This bold, experimental slice of deep-space sci-fi is just brilliant

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The sci-fi films and TV that explore AI in eerily prescient ways

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Tim Winton's post-apocalyptic new novel is terrifying and brilliant

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Tim Winton's post-apocalyptic new novel is terrifying and brilliant

A man and young girl drive across a scorched Australian outback in Juice, an extraordinary new sci-fi novel where nothing is what it first seems, says Emily H. Wilson

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Understated sci-fi drama traverses themes of immigration and identity

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Two new books explore how UFOs captured the world’s imagination

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New Scientist recommends multiverse thriller Dark Matter

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Time travel sci-fi novel is a rip-roaringly good thought experiment

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