Why gatekeeping is needed in the age of AI | New Scientist
New Scientist - Spaceby New Scientist1d ago
Gatekeeping is a dirty word. For decades, the internet has steadily eroded the power of gatekeepers and democratised access to information.
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top 30%See the dazzling images that won Astronomy Photographer of the Year | New Scientist
New Scientist - Spaceby Leah Crane20d ago
The astonishing diversity of the cosmos is on display in the 2026 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, organised by the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London.
Asteroid hit the moon and flung rocks 120 kilometres from the crater | New Scientist
New Scientist - Spaceby Leah Crane22d ago
A newly formed crater on the moon is teaching us about our nearest neighbour’s complex geology. The crater, formed by an asteroid impact in 2024, is the largest that we’ve ever watched form in real...
Saturn has a big, weird decagon around its south pole | New Scientist
New Scientist - Spaceby Jonathan O’Callaghan2 Sept 2026
Saturn has a new, odd weather pattern resembling a decagon near its south pole. This may have formed due to a large storm nearby, but researchers aren’t totally sure.
Fastest star ever spotted at the centre of our galaxy | New Scientist
New Scientist - Spaceby Leah Crane28 Aug 2026
A star near the centre of the Milky Way is hurtling through its orbit with a peak speed of more than 8 per cent the speed of light, making it both the fastest star and the closest to a supermassive...
Read an extract from Chanda Prescod-Weinstein's The Edge of Space-Time | New Scientist
New Scientist - Spaceby Chanda Prescod-Weinstein28 Aug 2026
sε wo werε fi na wosan kɔfa a, yεnkyi it is not incorrect to go back and get what you forgot Advertisement —Akan proverb We are called to go back and get the history of space-time.
NASA calls off rescue effort to save doomed telescope | New Scientist
New Scientist - Spaceby Jonathan O’Callaghan20 Aug 2026
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is doomed to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere in the coming months, after a high-risk effort to save it failed.
Three black holes discovered in a young galaxy for the first time | New Scientist
New Scientist - Spaceby James Woodford12 Aug 2026
Three massive black holes have been discovered in a galaxy located in the early universe, 12.5 billion light years away.
How to watch today's spectacular solar eclipse | New Scientist
New Scientist - Spaceby Leah Crane12 Aug 2026
On 12 August, a total solar eclipse will sweep across parts of Europe and the Atlantic ocean as the moon passes between Earth and the sun, blocking out sunlight.
SpaceX crash site on moon revealed by South Korean orbiter | New Scientist
New Scientist - Spaceby Matthew Sparkes7 Aug 2026
The first images of the impact crater caused by an out-of-control SpaceX craft have emerged. Part of a SpaceX rocket crashed into the moon at about 8700 kilometres per hour on 5 August.
4 ways to watch a solar eclipse without burning your eyes | New Scientist
New Scientist - Spaceby Leah Crane7 Aug 2026
During a solar eclipse, the shadow of the moon moves across the surface of Earth as the moon travels between our planet and the sun.