The author of the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club on the science that lies behind his novel Alien Clay, set on a ...

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All of our solar system’s planets are lining up to parade through the night sky at once. This extraordinary celestial event will see the sky scattered with seven visible planets in what is known ...

A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get ...

Planet Organic founder Renee Elliott built a health food empire in London. She tells us how she did it and what her life's ...

NASA'S Pandora mission has moved one step closer to exploring planets which have the potential for alien life. The team behind the ambitious project have completed construction for the mission's ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare alignment of seven planets on 28 February when Mercury joins six other planets that are already visible in the night sky. Here's why it matters to scientists.