Would any of the proposed plans to capture asteroids affect the Earth’s orbit?
Solar System
Would an asteroid in lunar orbit affect the Earth-Moon relationship?
Space Exploration
Which astronaut is speaking at the start of Daft Punk’s new song Contact, and what is he talking about?
Is this a secret NASA transcript indicating that astronauts saw an alien UFO on their way to the Moon? Read on to find out…
Solar System
Five amazing facts about the New Horizons probe
Five things you might not have known about this Pluto-bound spacecraft.
Space Exploration
Heroes of Space: Hugh L. Dryden
The unsung hero who built NASA into the world’s greatest space agency.
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Solar System
If the universe is so cold, why do some space telescopes need to be cooled?
Why do spacecraft need to keep themselves at a low temperature to function properly?
Deep Space
What is Heat Death?
Is this one of the ways the universe could end?
News
Can Kepler be saved? Project Scientist Steve Howell tells us NASA’s planet-hunting space telescope has a ’50-50′ chance of recovery
Dr. Steve Howell explains why Kepler’s life is in the balance, but insists that our days of searching for exoplanets have only just begun.
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Space Exploration
How NASA’s first space station almost destroyed a town
40 years on we take a look at the incredible story of Skylab, NASA’s first attempt at a space station.
Space Exploration
Heroes of Space: Sally Ride
Why the first American woman in space will be remembered forever.
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Astronomy
What is absolute and apparent magnitude?
How do we measure the brightness of objects in the night sky?
News
Destination Mars: All About Space issue 12 free preview
Find out what fascinating articles you’ll be reading in the latest issue of All About Space magazine, on sale now.
Space Exploration
Five amazing facts about Project Mercury
Find out who the first astronaut in the USA’s inaugural spaceflight programme really was, and more, right here.
Deep Space
How close to the edge of a galaxy can planets exist?
Is there such a thing as a ‘galactic habitable zone’?
Solar System
What are the cores of the gas giants made up of?
What’s inside these massive planets?
Space Exploration
Heroes of Space: Vladimir Komarov
Did this Soviet cosmonaut crash back to Earth screaming in rage at his superiors?
Space Exploration
Here’s what you can look forward to in the next ten years of space exploration
This timeline, which we’ll continuously update, shows you the most exciting missions that will be taking place by 2023.
Astronomy
Can we see the Big Bang?
Are we able to observe the birth of the universe?
Space Exploration
Mars One ‘lacks the expertise and knowledge’ to land on the Red Planet
Can Mars One really land humans on the Red Planet in the next decade? Mars expert Gernot Grömer tells us why he is pessimistic about their plans.
Deep Space
Hubble snaps a new gorgeous infrared image of the Horsehead Nebula
The iconic Horsehead Nebula is seen in a new light in this image released by NASA to celebrate Hubble’s birthday.