
How the stunning Earthrise became the world’s most famous photograph
18 December 2018
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

18 December 2018
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

14 November 2018
If you want to save Earth, argues a new book, quit sitting around in the present hoping for the best and learn to think really long term, like a geologist

1 November 2017
Why did a maverick British astronomer never get the gong? New Scientists of Novembers past reveal it’s a perennial worry