Missions

The NEID instrument, mounted on the 3.5-meter WIYN telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Credit: NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory/KPNO/NSF/AURA

Interview How NASA-funded NEID instrument will weigh exoplanets

Tim Peake is currently the only Briton to have flown into space as an ESA astronaut. Here he is pictured during a 4 hour 43 minute spacewalk to replace a failed power regulator and install cabling on the International Space Station. Credit: ESA/NASA

How will Brexit affect Britain’s role in the European Space Agency?

Buzz Aldrin speaking at the Humans to Mars Summit, 22 April 2014 at George Washington University in Washington DC. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Moving to Mars: Buzz Aldrin’s vision of Martian exploration

The first journey to Mars could be the first step towards Martian tourism. But could the human body survive the trip? Credit: Михаил Руденко / Getty Images

How do astronauts survive isolation in space?

Planetary scientist Caitriona Jackman

Scientists speak Planetary scientist Catriona Jackman on the Juno mission at Jupiter

An artist's impression of Venus Express in orbit at Venus. Credit: ESA–C. Carreau

What did the Venus Express mission discover at Venus?

Lift off! Credit: Matt Crookes

Go for launch: attending a rocket lift-off at Kennedy Space Center

Buzz Aldrin sporting a t-shirt promoting exploration of Mars, 12 November 2015 in Geneva. Credit: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images

Buzz Aldrin at 90: an interview with the Apollo 11 astronaut

Friends stargazing. Credit: EvgeniyShkolenko / Getty

Radio Astronomy Podcast Biggest stories of 2019 and top tips for stargazing beginners

An artist's concept showing NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in front of an infrared image of the Milky Way. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope: the legacy of a Universe in infrared

Willy Benz, Principal Investigator of the CHEOPS spacecraft. Credit: SPACE/UNIBE/Alessandro Della Bella

Interview How ESA's CHEOPS mission will study exoplanets

An artist’s impression of the CHEOPS spacecraft observing a transiting exoplanet. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab

ESA’s CHEOPS exoplanet-hunting mission set for launch

Prof Andrew Coates pictured with the ExoMars 2020 PanCam instrument. Credit: ESA

Interview How the ExoMars 2020 rover will search for signs of life on the Red Planet

An artist's impression of NASA's Mars 2020 rover exploring Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

The big space missions to look out for in 2020

Kathrin celebrates Rosetta’s wake up at the University of Bern, 20 January 2014. Credit: K. Altwegg.

Scientists speak Prof Kathrin Altwegg on the legacy of the Rosetta mission