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Earthrise

Earth

How the stunning Earthrise became the world’s most famous photograph

On Christmas Eve 1968, Apollo 8 became the first crewed spacecraft to circle the moon. Emerging from its dark side, one astronaut reached for his camera

Regulars

A new dwarf planet called Farout is the most distant we’ve ever seen

Space

A new dwarf planet called Farout is the most distant we’ve ever seen

News

Earth may be made up of rocks blasted by gusts of solar wind

Space

Earth may be made up of rocks blasted by gusts of solar wind

News

telescope

Space

We don’t need stars to navigate space - black holes work way better

Features

An artist's impression of the surface of a newly discovered super-Earth

Space

Super-Earth spotted hiding in plain sight around neighbouring star

News

exoplanet

Space

Weather forecasts from alien worlds are in - and it's wild out there

Features

The Kepler spacecraft is dead but its planet-hunting legacy lives on

Space

The Kepler spacecraft is dead but its planet-hunting legacy lives on

News

waves

Earth

Why Earth's water could be older than Earth itself

Features

Space

The BepiColombo spacecraft is on its way to Mercury

News

A picture of BepiColombo in front of Mercury

Space

The BepiColombo spacecraft is about to blast off to Mercury

On 20 October, the BepiColombo spacecraft will begin a 7-year journey to Mercury, where it will orbit and investigate the many mysteries of Mercury

News

Space

Don't miss – a dance of death, musical exploration and maps from light

Culture

Space

Cassini revealed three big surprises before diving into Saturn

News

Space

Distant dwarf planet called 'The Goblin' could point to Planet X

News

Space

10 mysteries of the universe: Is our solar system normal?

Features