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The Artemis II crew, from left: Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen

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Why I can’t stop listening to the playlist for Artemis II’s astronauts

For years, NASA has woken its space-bound astronauts with playlists chosen from classics of the time. The musical line-up was a bit different for the Artemis II crew – and it’s a delight

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What would happen if a deadly bioweapon were released?

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Viking 2 Image of Mars Utopian Plain. The boulder-strewn field of red rocks reaches to the horizon nearly two miles from Viking 2 on Mars' Utopian Plain. Scientists believe the colors of the Martian surface and sky in this photo represent their true colors. Fine particles of red dust have settled on spacecraft surfaces. The salmon color of the sky is caused by dust particles suspended in the atmosphere. Color calibration charts for the cameras are mounted at three locations on the spacecraft. Note the blue star field and red stripes of the flag. The circular structure at top is the high-gain antenna, pointed toward Earth. Viking 2 landed September 3,1976, some 4600 miles from its twin, Viking 1, which touched down on July 20.

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Did NASA’s Viking landers find life on Mars after all, asks new book

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Our verdict on Claire North’s space opera Slow Gods: a big thumbs-up

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Anish Kapoor Hayward Gallery Exhibition 2026. Mount Moriah at the Gate of the Ghetto. Supplied by Megan Edwards megan.edwards@southbankcentre.co.uk

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Â鶹´«Ã½ recommends Anish Kapoor’s show at the Hayward Gallery

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People sit outside beach huts on the promenade at Walton-on-the-Naze, in southeast England on July 15, 2021. - Brightly painted wooden beach huts line England's coastline and have enjoyed a boom during the pandemic, as people rediscover seaside breaks close to home. - To go with AFP story by Anna MALPAS (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) / To go with AFP story by Anna MALPAS (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Sunshine can help with some serious health problems, argues a new book

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Woman reflected in mirror Description Woman reflected in mirror. France

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This twisty sci-fi thriller is a fantastic debut from Isabel J. Kim

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Professor Chris Jackson and Tom Hiddleston discuss the events at Pompeii from the top of Mount Vesuvius

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Tom Hiddleston’s new Pompeii show is unabashedly cheesy – but it works

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“Physics is the antagonist” in Claire North’s space opera Slow Gods

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Entangled States: A Life According to Quantum Physics

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This memoir is a personal and moving journey through the quantum world

Â鶹´«Ã½ reporter Karmela Padavic-Callaghan combines memoir and science writing to great effect in their first book, Entangled States

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A neuroscientist explores horses’ minds in a gripping but flawed book

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This book is essential reading before watching the new Odyssey film

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The 4 best science-fiction shows of 2026 so far

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The 5 must-watch science shows of 2026 so far

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