A day in the life of an astronaut

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

Once you hit midlife, you’re told to lift heavy weights and work your bones hard to prevent fractures. But a new method has come along to revolutionize osteoporosis prevention—all in 10 minutes a week. Tony Edwards investigates

Between their rivalries and collaborations, how have the world’s top national space agencies contributed to our knowledge of the cosmos?

As I type this, we’re enduring that rare thing in the UK: a heatwave. It can make life uncomfortable by day and unbearable at night. It also makes you acutely aware of how you sleep and begs the quest

Astronaut Jim Lovell died this month, aged 97, one of the last of the original pioneers of space exploration. He missed out on Nasa’s early Mercury missions but was selected for the Gemini programme,

Using original photographs from the golden era of space travel, a new book unveils NASA’s thrilling first spaceflights