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In Space :

Take part in the Brain Test Britain experiment

Detail from an enhanced-colour image of Saturn's moon, Dione, taken by the Cassini spacecraft – NASA

Highlights

Sir Patrick Moore

The Sky at Night

Presenter Sir Patrick Moore has been your star guide since 1957.
Upcoming programme details

Hubble space telescope image Photo: NASA

Twinkle twinkle

It takes 4.3 years for light from the star Alpha Centauri to reach Earth. Find out why it twinkles when it gets here.

Artist's impression of Mars

Mars travel guide

The volcano Olympus Mons towers 17 miles above the Red Planet's surface.
Also: The latest news from Mars

Buzz Aldrin on the Moon – NASA-JSC

Mission timeline

On This Day remembers the highs and lows of space exploration with articles, images and video.

• Climate 'drives African conflict'
  
• UK tree plan to aid emissions cut
  
• This year 'in top five warmest'
  

• Solar System
  Sun , Earth , Mars , Moon , Asteroids , Comets , more...
  

The planets

• Play space
  Games, Quizzes , Interactive space map, more...
  

Space invaders game

• Life?
  How life starts , Looking for life , more...
  

Planet Mars

• Exploration
  Future spaceflight , Mission timeline , more...
  

Astronaut

• Deep space
  Black holes , Galaxy guide , Wormholes , Dark matter , more...
  

Milky Way

• Origins
  Big Bang , Echoes , Inflation , Antimatter , The end , more...
  

Explosion

• Stars
  Birth , Death , Types , Inside stars , Why stars twinkle , more...
  

Nebula cloud

• The Sky at Night
  Watch the show , Sir Patrick Moore biography , more...
  

Sam Neill

Prehistory
Explore our prehistory section for dinosaurs and other prehistoric life.