Space

Our place in the Universe is but the tiniest speck on the map of all known matter. We're out there, floating around in the big, wide mystery that is space.

Discover how to observe the biggest meteor shower of the year

Perseid meteor shower Discover how to observe the biggest meteor shower of the year

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SpaceX Crew Dragon astronauts make historic return to Earth

Nasa’s Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Helicopter (Nasa/JPL-Caltech)

How can I watch today’s NASA Perseverance launch?

Is there life on Mars? © Getty Images

Life on Mars Does the Red Planet harbour life?

What’s the most abundant particle in the Universe? © Getty Images

What’s the most abundant particle in the Universe?

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What is rocket science?

The Long March-5 rocket carrying an orbiter, lander and rover as part of the Tianwen-1 mission to Mars lifts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern China's Hainan Province © Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images

A history of rocket science

© NASA/Tony Gray

Rocket science for beginners

Life on Mars: UK researchers to study NASA mission samples © Getty Images

Life on Mars UK researchers to study NASA mission samples

Astrogeology: How are we looking for life on Mars? © Will Kirk/Johns Hopkins University

Astrogeology How are we looking for life on Mars?

Mars: Oodles of facts, figures and fun questions about the Red Planet © JPL/NASA/STScI

Mars Oodles of facts, figures and fun questions about the Red Planet

SpaceX expect that one day their Starship could carry passengers to the Moon © SpaceX/Flickr

How will private space travel change the way we explore the Solar System?

Venus has at least 37 recently-active volcanoes © NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Public domain

Venus has at least 37 recently-active volcanoes

What does lunar dust smell like? © NASA

What does lunar dust smell like?

Tianwen-1: China Mars mission launches aboard Long March-5 rocket © Getty Images

Tianwen-1 China Mars mission launches aboard Long March-5 rocket