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.

The Universe has an average colour – and it’s called cosmic latte © Getty Images

What is the average colour of the Universe?

How to see the full Buck Moon 2021 in the UK tonight © Getty Images

How to see the full Buck Moon 2021 in the UK tonight

Inside the simple computer program that could explain why the Universe exists at all © Tom Straw

Inside the simple computer program that could explain why the Universe exists at all

Full Moon © Getty Images

When is the next full moon? Your lunar astronomy guide

The mission that could spot a city on a planet in another solar system © The Aerospace Corporation

Inside the mission to spot an alien city by harnessing the Sun’s colossal gravity

Do the Sun’s rays get further apart from each other over distance? © Getty Images

Do the Sun’s rays get further apart from each other over distance?

Does anyone control where satellites are launched into space? © Getty Images

Does anyone control where satellites are launched into space?

How to see the Perseid meteor shower 2021 © Getty Images

How to see the Perseid meteor shower 2021 in the UK

Who owns the Moon? © Getty Images

Who owns the Moon?

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Biological space race: NASA doctor reveals the future of genetically edited astronauts

Animal astronauts: Why other lifeforms will be crucial to humans living off Earth © Getty Images

Animal astronauts: Why other lifeforms will be crucial to humans living off Earth

Astronauts install a new solar power array on the ISS during a epic six-hour spacewalk © NASA/Johnson

Astronauts install a new solar power array on the ISS during a epic six-hour spacewalk

Meet the burrowing robot that could explore the moons of Jupiter © Nicholas Naclerio

Meet the burrowing space robot that could explore the moons of Jupiter

SH2-308 - Dolphin Head Nebula

Wonders of the Universe: 23 mind-blowing photos from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021 shortlist

Rare exoplanet photobombs Cheops telescope © European Space Agency

Rare exoplanet photobombs Cheops telescope