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.

How can I see the Leonid meteor shower this week? © Getty Images

How can I see the Pleiades star cluster?

Can a planet orbit backwards compared to the other planets in a solar system? © Alamy

Can a planet orbit backwards compared to the other planets in a solar system?

Elon Musk's Starlink gives

Elon Musk’s Starlink gives “amazing” broadband to UK villages

Full Moon © Getty Images

When is the next full moon? Your lunar astronomy guide

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11 history-making Mars Perseverance rover moments, captured on camera

Video: Watch NASA's Perseverance rover land on Mars © NASA/PA

Video: Watch NASA’s Perseverance rover land on Mars

A prototype of a CubeSat adrift in Earth's orbit for testing

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Could there be fossils on Mars? © Dan Bright

Could there be fossils on Mars?

How do we calculate distances to other galaxies? © NASA/Hubble Space Telescope

How do we calculate distances to other galaxies?

The Allende meteorite, a slice of which is seen here, contains nine minerals never seen on Earth, including panguite © NASA

How can we tell that a meteorite has come from a particular planet?

How to land on Mars ©NASA

Perseverance’s 7 minutes of terror: Why a Mars landing is NASA’s greatest test

The life-changing and long-lasting influence of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin © Getty Images

The life-changing and long-lasting influence of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

Here's how YOU can apply to become an astronaut © ESA/PA

Here’s how YOU can apply to become one of ESA’s newest astronauts

Eating spinach could protect astronauts from space radiation, study suggests © Getty Images

Eating spinach could protect astronauts from space radiation, study suggests

The Universe's 7 biggest unsolved mysteries © Sam Chivers

The Universe’s 7 biggest mysteries (and why they’re unsolved)