Interviews about Space Science

What does Saturn smell like?

In 2020, the European Space Agency will launch a rover onto the surface of Mars on an exploratory mission to look for...

How a space station in critical danger led to the development of the shiny metal blankets that prevent marathon runners...

Only 5% of the universe is made up of physical matter, what else is out there?

How do astronauts keep breathing in space, and how could that help us down here on earth?

The technology to help astronauts dig holes in the moon makes its way down to earth in the form of the cordless drill.

Technology used by the Indian Space Agency comes down to Earth to help India's fisherman.

The tech intended for space. How memory foam came from NASA and made its way into our homes.

How are technologies and breakthroughs made for the space race helping to make life better for us here on the ground?

Unveiling the mysteries of Sun spicules - long strands of high energy plasma that are fired off from the Sun into space...

Our fiendish Question and Answer quiz returns, but can the panel handle it?

As the saying goes, "In Space, no one can hear you scream"... But is it true?

Is it possible to find a second planet to live on?

Did we originate beyond the stars?

Is maths our best bet to communicate with aliens?

New measurements show a giant lava-filled crater on Jupiter's moon Io.

Plumes given off by jet sprays from the ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus suggest an ocean inside the moon may...

Could detecting an atmosphere on an exoplanet suggest life outside our Solar System?

Find out about the waste of space: what is it, and how did it get there?

How is space junk affecting our current ability to do work in space?

What kinds of objects form space junk? Meet a pair of artists who have turned them into music.

A team of scientists just discovered seven new planets, 39 light-years away. Could any of them host life?

Top tips on how to get your very own space rock...