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.

A super moon, also called full pink moon, rises above central London on 07 April, 2020 in London, England. The April supermoon is the biggest and brightest in 2020 as it's orbit is at its closest distance from the Earth at around 357,042 km.- PHOTOGRAPH BY Wiktor Szymanowicz / Barcroft Studios / Future Publishing (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)

In pictures The Super Pink Moon lights up April skies

Into the unknown: a history of the Voyager mission © NASA/JPL

The Voyager mission Exploring the interstellar void

How do I see the Super Pink Moon this week? © Getty Images

How do I see the Super Pink Moon this week?

What colour is space? © Getty Images

What colour is space?

The science of Picard with Dr Erin Macdonald, Star Trek’s newest science consultant © Star Trek: Picard on Prime Video

The science of Picard with Dr Erin Macdonald

Torn-apart star gives strongest evidence yet of hidden black hole © PA/ESA/Hubble/M Kornmesser

Torn-apart star gives strongest evidence yet of mysterious black hole

Move over, Mars: why we should look further afield for future human colonies © Getty Images

Move over, Mars: why we should look further afield for future human colonies

Is there any science in astrology?

Alexander Boxer

If you had a strong enough magnet, could you pull something magnetic out of a black hole? © Getty Images

If you had a strong enough magnet, could you pull something magnetic out of a black hole?

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This is your brain on space How gravity influences your mental abilities

Comet Interceptor: unlocking the secrets of the early Solar System © ESA

Comet Interceptor Unlocking the secrets of the early Solar System

What would a shooting star look like if it was coming straight towards you? © Getty Images

What would a shooting star look like if it was coming straight towards you?

Out of this world: Recreating space on Earth © Neil Scheibelhut/HI-SEAS/University of Hawaii

Out of this world Recreating space on Earth

Kevin Fong: What happened to Apollo 13? (The severely damaged Apollo 13 Service Module photographed from the Lunar Module/Command Module © NASA)

Kevin Fong What happened to Apollo 13?

Dr Erin Macdonald: Is there any science in Star Trek? © NBC Television (Public domain)

Dr Erin Macdonald Is there any science in Star Trek?