Eirik Newth (born 17 August 1964) is a Norwegian astrophysicist, writer of popular science for children, and media personality. He received the Brage Prize in 1996 for the children's book Jakten pÃÂ¥ sannheten.
He is the son of author and illustrator couple Philip and Mette Newth, and a maternal grandson of writer couple Fridtjof and Lalli Knutsen.