Exploring our universe

Since man first looked up, we have wanted to explore our universe. Find out how successful we've been:

Arthur C Clarke: an appreciation

Much more than a sci-fi writer: Dave Rothery pays tribute to Arthur C Clarke.

Watch this space

Why are so many people mad keen about things they can see in the night sky? One man explains an obsession that became a career.

Fifty years on the final frontier

Professor John Zarnecki explores the first fifty years of space exploration.

Planetary probe [image: ESA - AOES Medialab]

On the surface

Join Andrew Morris in the STN blog as he prepares for the InterPlanetary Probe Workshop.

Boldly going

Mankind has always yearned to know what lay beyond our planet - but only in the last fifty years has it really been possible to start to explore outside our atmosphere. David Hughes introduces our study of how we've been exploring space.

Listening carefully

It's amazing how much you can tell about a place from a distance - with the right equipment. We explain the successes of remote sensing.

Imagine if it had been manned - Beagle 2

Scratching the surface

Judging from a distance is fine, but it's no substitute for being there. But when the distances are too far to send people, the next best thing is sending in the landers.

James Burke explains the Apollo XI mission

Giant leaps

They might demand better conditions than robots, and be more awkward to send, but there are times when you really need the human touch - and that means manned missions.