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.

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When is the next full Moon? Your lunar astronomy guide

An artist's impression of Mars Express. The background is based on an actual image of Mars taken by the spacecraft's high resolution stereo camera.

First Mars livestream today: How to see stunning new footage of the Red Planet

The beautiful scenery in the night.

A beginner's guide to star hopping: Upgrade your astronomy with this simple trick

Jupiter

What’s the largest planet in the Universe?

Mysterious, ancient black holes may have been shaping the Universe's destiny since its birth. Here's how © Getty Images

What is a dormant black hole?

Really, really big books about space © Getty Images

8 really, really big books about space

Messier 13, the Great Globular Cluster in the constellation Hercules.

How to use guiding stars to find Messier 13

Female astronaut on Mars

Women (probably) make for better astronauts. So should the first crew to Mars be all-female?

How do the rocks stay on the surface of Dimorphos? © NASA/JPL

How do the rocks stay on the surface of Dimorphos?

Goonhilly satellite station

Inside the UK’s resurrected deep space hub helping astronauts return to the Moon

Beautiful apricot flowers and super moon with the blue sky background.

Why tonight’s May full Moon is called the Flower Moon

Illustration of a spooky alien's face with blue light in the background

Advanced aliens could soon detect life on Earth, thanks to our leaking mobile towers

Instant Genius

Instant Genius Podcast How the battle for space will change the world, with Dr Tim Marshall

If we colonise the Moon, will the colonists experience night and day? © Getty Images

If we colonise the Moon, will the colonists experience night and day?

Black hole

The new mystery hidden inside the Universe’s biggest ever black hole