We’ve picked our ten favourite videos from the six manned missions to visit the Moon. Did Neil Armstrong’s first steps make it to number 1? Find out after the jump.
Space
Space
Environment
How old is the Earth?
All of Earth’s age-related facts can be found by reading on.
Environment
Why don’t lakes have tides like the sea?
Do lakes not have tides because of the moon, or is it because they are not deep enough? All is revealed after the jump
Space
What is a lunar eclipse?
What happens when the Earth comes between the Moon and the Sun?
Environment
Why are moths attracted to light?
Are moths attracted to light because they think it is the Sun, or is it just that they use them as travelling reference points? All is revealed after the jump.
Space
Why does the Moon shine?
We take a look at our natural satellite’s eerie glow.
Space
Why can we sometimes see the Moon during the day?
How do lunar cycles affect the Moon’s visibility?
Space
What is Phobos?
Explore the unusual surface of this doomed Martian moon.
Space
Why do planets have moons?
How did these hunks of rock get into orbit around planets?
Space
Is the Great Wall of China visible from the moon?
We take a quick trip to the moon to find out the answer
Space
How Vostok 1 worked – 50 years of spaceflight
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man to enter space. Today, on the 50th anniversary, we take a look back at his famous mission and how far we’ve come since then.
Space
Top Five Facts: Discovery of Mars
We take a look a look at some key moments in the history of Mars observations
Space
Are Buzz Aldrin’s footprints still on the moon?
Claire Butler has the answer
Space
Why was the ‘supermoon’ so super?
Why did the moon appear so unfeasibly large near the horizon on March 19th 2011?
Space
Top Five Facts: Important Spacemen
We take a look at some of the most influential people in the history of human space exploration
Space
ISS nears completion
As construction of the ISS nears the finishing line with the addition of the last module for the US Orbital Segment we take a look at the station and what it’s like to live on it
Space
Up close and personal with the Moon
This amazing high, high, high-res image lets you view the Moon in stunning detail
Space
Top Five Facts: Nasa Missions
Increase your cosmic knowledge with five space-food sized facts
Space
First ever asteroid minerals brought to Earth
In a groundbreaking announcement, Japanese scientists have confirmed that the Hayabusa probe has returned samples from the Itokowa asteroid
Space
Top Five Facts: Mimas
Five top facts about Saturn’s closest moon.