Searching Space

Recent leaps in technology are making the impossible possible, and bringing astronomers closer to realising their lifelong ambitions. Pallab Ghosh meets the scientists on a mission to discover where the stars we see in the night sky came from.

A journey into the future of human space exploration and the world's new race to space.

Will the UK reach for the stars and become a global player in space? The BBC's Rebecca Morelle looks at the highs, lows and the challenges for the UK's race to space.

The European Space Agency’s mission to Jupiter has taken off.

Scientists at a gigantic underground facility hope to discover how the Universe works.

The BBC's science editor, Rebecca Morelle, went to meet the former UK Paralympian at the European Space Agency astronaut training centre in Cologne, Germany, to find out if this trial could open up space exploration for people with disabilities.

Two astronauts went into space on a crewed test mission, planned to last 8 days. They ended up being stuck there for months. What went wrong with the Boeing spacecraft that got them there?