Space

The first Moon landing was 50 years ago. Here are thirteen facts about the historic event

10, 9, 8, 7: The dramatic missions that made the Moon landing possible

We investigate the moon's effects on life on Earth from early births to interrupted sleep

Voyager 1 and 2 carry a record for extraterrestrials with sounds that portray life Earth

The proposed Thirty Metre Telescope on sacred mount Mauna Kea that's causing a rift: 4/5

See stars and planets being born through the eyes of the world's largest radio telescope

Astronauts reflect on creation, God and our place in the universe

Jupiter probe delivers stunning storm images.

As Cassini runs out of fuel, it may be about to send its most dramatic pictures ever

The scientist running the Square Kilometre Array, the world's biggest telescope: 5/5

Voyager 1 at 40: Scientists 'amazed' 1970s space probe still works

Many didn't consider the Russian astronaut sufficiently qualified for her flight in 1963.

The James Webb Space Telescope: its journey to discover how our universe came to be. 3/5

ALMA, the remote observatory in Chile, tracks the 'radio sky': 2/5

Solar eclipse 2017: "I'm shaking, this is incredible"

Space probes Voyager 1 and 2 are still operating after 40 years in the depths of space

The spacecrafts that have taught us about the Solar System and interstellar space

Space photographer David Malin has held a competition to inspire other astrophotographers

'You see it, you experience it, it's intense and then it's over.'

How, when and what - and why eclipses won't keep on happening

Aviator and aspiring astronaut Wally Funk meets the pioneering women of space travel

How the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus revealed the true model of the universe: 1/5

Astronauts go on a space walk to fix part of the International Space Station

Michael Foale was on board the Mir space station when a resupply vessel crashed into it.