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.

Could we terraform Mars? © Warner Brothers

Future Technology

The science of Dune Could we terraform Mars?

When is the next meteor shower in the UK? © Getty Images

When is the next meteor shower in the UK?

Dotts on Donimoes with a Donimo Effect

What is gravity? A guide to nature’s most mysterious force (and what we still don’t know)

Instant Genius

Instant Genius Podcast Gravity, with Marcus Chown

Could humans be the dominant species in the Universe, and we just don't know it yet? © Warner Brothers

Could humans be the dominant species in the Universe, and we just don’t know it yet?

NASA Dart Heads Towards asteroid Planetary defence

DART: Everything you need to know about NASA’s planetary defence mission

Tonight: How to see the Leonid meteor shower 2021 in the UK © Shutterstock

Leonid Meteor Shower 2021 How to get the best chance of seeing a shooting star tonight

We now know that the Sun is at the centre of our Solar System, but great thinkers weren’t always so sure © Getty Images

Does our Solar System have a wall?

What's the world record for staying in Space the longest? © Getty Images

Top 10: Heaviest spacecraft

© ESA/Hubble & NASA, J Dalcanton; Acknowledgment: J Schmidt

Space telescope captures image of colliding galaxies

How to see the Taurid meteor shower 2021 in the UK tonight © Shutterstock

How to see a fireball in tonight’s Taurid meteor shower

What does a comet smell like? © Getty Images

What does a comet smell like?

Age of the Universe © Getty Images

How do we know how old the Universe is?

Forget rockets – a lunar elevator is the future of Moon travel © Alamy

Could we build an elevator to the Moon?

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What's inside the fifth dimension?