The Solar System contains eight planets orbiting our local star, the Sun. But did you know that there are many, many…
The Sun is our nearest star. The Sun provides us with light and heat. It also gives out…
The Moon has been circling the Earth for more than four billion years. But where did it come…
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Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered if there are other planets out there,…
One day, astronauts may return to the Moon — not just for a short stay, but to live…
20,000 years ago, Earth was in an Ice Age! Most of our planet was covered in ice, in…
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You may have heard about self-driving cars, but what about self-driving ships? This may sound like a science…
Can something bad lead to something good? Maybe it can, according to new research about global warming. Scientists…
In 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the Moon, taking a giant…
When you go somewhere new and exciting, do you pack a camera? We often like to take pictures…
The space probe Cassini has finished its mission investigating Saturn and its moons! The robot explorer dived into…
Scientists have been using satellites in orbit around Earth to monitor a group of 30 frozen glaciers in…
After spending nearly 13 years orbiting the planet Saturn, the Cassini–Huygens mission will soon be over! The spacecraft…
In the year 2020 an ESA robot called the ExoMars Rover will land on the red planet Mars.…
Living on Earth, we never have to wait very long before seeing sunlight. Every 24 hours our planet…
European Space Agency space probes have visited many worlds in our Solar System, but so far none have…
For hundreds of years people in South America and Africa have harvested a special kind of bacteria called…
An ESA satellite called CryoSat has been measuring the amount of ice in Greenland. It has discovered that…
Astronauts face many risks in space. One of these is radiation: an invisible danger but one that can…
Paxi joined his friend Kimiya Yui onboard the ISS a few months ago, and learned how the astronauts…
Have you ever seen a fruit or object falling from a tree? And have you ever tried to…
Have you ever seen the aurora? A beautiful curtain of rippling light in the night sky, it is…
Satellite observations of planet Earth have shown that the amount of methane and carbon dioxide in our atmosphere…
In 1957, Sputnik became the first artificial satellite to successfully reach space. Since then, thousands of satellites have…
Early this morning, three astronauts strapped into the Soyuz spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station and plunged…
Samantha Cristoforetti’s Futura mission has an extensive scientific programme. It includes experiments in physical science, biology and human…
Space can be a dark and lonely place, which is why Rosetta is travelling with a friend! When…
