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The best science fiction movies to look forward to in 2025

From M3gan 2 to 28 Years Later, this year is all about inventive sequels, series and remakes – plus some dazzling adaptations like Mikey 17, says Simon Ings

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The best science fiction novels to look forward to in 2025

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The best popular science books to look forward to in 2025

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Our writers pick the 26 best science fiction short stories of all time

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Our writers pick the 26 best science fiction short stories of all time

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The best new science fiction books of December 2024

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The best new science fiction books of December 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 best new popular science books of 2024

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Having a baby on Mars? You may be in for a difficult time

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Having a baby on Mars? You may be in for a difficult time

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

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Orbital wins the Booker prize: “I see it as a kind of space pastoral

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Orbital wins the Booker prize: “I see it as a kind of space pastoral"

Samantha Harvey has won the UK's top fiction prize for a novel that takes place over 24 hours on the International Space Station

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Readers deserve better from popular science books

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Readers deserve better from popular science books

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Read an extract from Rachel Kushner's Creation Lake

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The best new science fiction books of September 2024

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The best new science fiction books of September 2024

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The best science non-fiction books of 2024 so far

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