Defenders of the earth

How our knowledge of these worlds beyond the Solar System has exploded in the last three decades

Planetary physicist Dr Sheila Kanani on why now is the time to spot shooting stars and a sunlit Saturn

SPACE WEEK SPECIAL

There is a type of landmine that springs into the air before detonating, high enough for the deadly arc of shrapnel to reach the vital organs. The idea isn’t new—Germany produced almost two million “B

Meet the astronaut breaking new frontiers in space.

Astronomers love a challenge. They place their observatories on the highest mountains, in the driest deserts, on the coldest ice shelves, beneath the deepest oceans, in orbit around Earth and the Sun,