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Simon Ings writes for New Scientist about books, films and all things culture.

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The Coming Wave review: How AI reshapes our world

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Billion Dollar Heist review: How cybercriminals hit Bangladeshi bank

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Interstellar review: The case for seeking out alien technology

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Disputed Inheritance review: Why do we still bother with Mendel?

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How Oppenheimer addresses the paranoia around nuclear power

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Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer in OPPENHEIMER, written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.

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Oppenheimer review: Great film goes to the heart of atomic warfare

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Cerebrum review: An enigmatic slice of sci-fi horror

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The Age of Guilt review: Can Freud shed light on the internet?

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Best science books and must-reads for your next break

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Wild life review: The couple who bought up Chile to conserve it

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Orion Nebula in Infrared NASA ID: PIA25434 This new image of the Orion Nebula produced using previously released data from three telescopes shows two enormous caverns carved out by unseen giant stars that can release up to a million times more light than our Sun. All that radiation breaks apart dust grains there, helping to create the pair of cavities. Much of the remaining dust is swept away when the stars produce wind or when they die explosive deaths as supernovae. This infrared image shows dust but no stars. Blue light indicates warm dust heated by unseen massive stars. Observed in infrared light ? a range of wavelengths outside what human eyes can detect ? the views were provided by NASA's retired Spitzer Space Telescope and the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), which now operates under the moniker NEOWISE. Spitzer and WISE were both managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, ...more 508 Description:This infrared image of the Orion Nebula features plenty of dust but no stars. In these infrared wavelengths, it's possible to see hot spots where new stars are forming, while unseen bright, massive stars have carved out caverns of empty space. Date Created:2022-11-22 Center:JPL Keywords: Herschel Space Observatory , Spitzer Space Telescope , Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) , Orion Nebula Secondary Creator Credit: ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech Visit JPL Website

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Under Alien Skies review: A terrific guide to our spectacular universe

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A Crack in the Mountain review: Stunning cave shows tourism's paradox

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