Space exploration

Wally Funk, aged 22, at Fort Still military base

Wally Funk: a story of sexism in the race for space

Asteroid Ryugu from an altitude of 6km. Image was captured with the Optical Navigation Camera - Telescopic (ONC-T) on July 20, 2018 at around 16:00 JST © JAXA, University of Tokyo, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, Chiba Institute of Technology, Meiji University, University of Aizu, AIST.

Japanese space probe takes stunning snaps of asteroid

Hunting for life's cosmic origin © Magic Torch

Hunting for life’s cosmic origin

rtist's concept shows the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft © NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

What asteroids can tell us about our Solar System

Dr Igor Ashurbeyli, Asgardia’s first Head of Nation © Alexandr Omelianchuk/Asgardia

Welcome to Asgardia – the cryptocurrency-funded nation with eyes on the Moon

Belka and Strelka, Russian cosmonaut dogs, 1960 © Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images

Belka and Strelka – Russia’s canine cosmonauts

Who owns the debris from the Chinese space station Tiangong-1? © Getty Images

Who owns the debris from the Chinese space station Tiangong-1?

Could we use radiometric dating on ‘Oumuamua?

Could we use radiometric dating on ‘Oumuamua?

How does SpaceX Falcon compare to other rockets? © Getty Images

How does SpaceX Falcon compare to other rockets?

Is it possible for chickens to lay eggs in space? © Getty Images

Is it possible for chickens to lay eggs in space?

Seeing blue © Getty Images

Seeing Blue – the hunt for Earth’s sister

Unknown Worlds

Unknown Worlds

The thought experiment: What would living on Mars do to my body? © Getty Images

The thought experiment: What would living on Mars do to my body?

Science Focus Podcast: The future of humanity © Getty Images

The future of humanity