Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go upwards.

— Fred Hoyle

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines

Syndicate content New Scientist - Home
New Scientist - Home
Updated: 1 min 51 sec ago

Northern Greenland ice dome melted before and could melt again

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 1:30pm
The Prudhoe ice dome disappeared during a warm period 7000 years ago. Global warming could cause similar temperatures by 2100, showing the Greenland ice sheet’s vulnerability
Categories: Astronomy

What if the idea of the autism spectrum is completely wrong?

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 11:10am
For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct types. The implications for how we support autistic people could be profound
Categories: Astronomy

Weird clump in the early universe is piping hot and we don’t know why

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 11:00am
A galaxy cluster in the early universe is 10 times hotter than it ought to be, which may reshape how we think these enormous structures formed
Categories: Astronomy

El Niño was linked to famines in Europe in the early modern period

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 10:00am
A study of 160 European famines between 1500 and 1800 shows that El Niño weather events led to the onset of some famines and extended the duration of others
Categories: Astronomy

The best new popular science books of January 2026

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 10:00am
A host of new science books are due to hit shelves in January, by authors including Claudia Hammond, Deborah Cohen and Daisy Fancourt
Categories: Astronomy

2026 will shed light on whether a little-known drug helps with autism

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 9:00am
The US government is approving the drug leucovorin to address rising rates of autism, despite limited evidence that it works. This year, results from the largest trial yet should give more insight into its potential
Categories: Astronomy

A strange kind of quantumness may be key to quantum computers' success

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 7:00am
Researchers at Google have used their Willow quantum computer to demonstrate that "quantum contextuality" may be a crucial ingredient for its computational prowess
Categories: Astronomy

The best new science fiction books of January 2026

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 5:00am
Big hitter Peter F. Hamilton has a new sci-fi novel out this month – and Booker winner George Saunders ventures into speculative fiction with his latest book, Vigil
Categories: Astronomy