What is the Moon made of?
The Moon’s violent history has led to its rather colourful present Regardless of what Wallace and Gromit may have told their viewers, the Moon is not made of cheese. The fifth largest moon in...
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Science secrets of Apollo 11
Incredible feats of ingenuity made the 1969 Moon landing possible – many that you probably never knew about Fifty years ago this July, Apollo 11 carried three astronauts – commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module...
Top Tips: How to observe the moon
What can you see on the lunar surface with the naked eye or a telescope? Throughout human history, the Moon has been a fascinating target of observation. From its more mythical beginnings, we now...
Life WITHOUT the sun
What sort of chaotic consequences would arise if the Sun was to disappear tomorrow? Could humanity survive? Follow this timeline to find out… Eight minutes Plunged into darkness As light travels at a finite...
Heroes of Space: Neil Armstrong
Discover how a boy with a fascination for aviation went on to be the first man to set foot on the Moon
What would happen if we blew up the Moon?
Humanity has stockpiled 600 billion of the largest, biggest, deadliest warheads ever built and they’re pointed at the Moon. Science speculates on what might happen after the stupidest experiment ever…
The Milky Way smells of rum and tastes like raspberries
Our galaxy is truly an amazing place and as scientists, physicists and astronomers develop even more sophisticated methods of exploring it so we discover even more weird and wonderful things about it. Here’s five of the strangest space-facts we could find, kicking off with…
Will Russia put man back on the moon?
It appears that the space race is back on. Almost 43 years since the last manned visit of the Moon, the Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, has announced that they will touch down on the...
