The eclipse, visionary astronomers and our fascination with the cosmos
In January 1986 a space shuttle launch went horribly wrong.
Take a sonic journey through the Solar System with astronomer, Dr Lucie Green
As the pressures on earth intensify, will growing food in space become our only option?
Sandra Magnus on how she became an astronaut, and getting girls into STEM careers.
Prepare for the worst - and enjoy every moment of it is the philosophy of Chris Hadfield
Commander Chris Hadfield is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
Why has the moon fascinated humans from every culture and for all time?
China has sent an astronaut into orbit, and has plans to put one on the moon
The mystery of the bright spots on Ceres - solved!
Commander Chris Hadfield recorded his own music video in space
Fifty years since the first transatlantic broadcast
NASA is looking for new astronauts
Astronaut Janice Voss explains her feelings about the risks of her profession.
Fred Haise, one of the Apollo 13 astronauts, describes the moment disaster struck in 1970
The day when fragments of the US space station Skylab hit an Australian town in 1979
How has the Hubble Space Telescope enhanced our understanding of the universe?
The business of space exploration: What is its commercial and industrial use?