Interviews about Space Science

How one community has decided to turn the lights down low in the search for darkness...

Does it matter that the light bulb is destroying the night?

What if we found life beyond the Earth?

...and could it explain why we haven't found any evidence of life beyond Earth?

If you fill out Drake's equation, life beyond Earth is highly probable...

...but it's not all easy. Space is a dangerous and inhospitable place but if successful, we can look for microbial...

To prove life once existed on Mars, we may need to send humans. But what's life like in microgravity?

It may be light years away but scientists have developed a nifty way to see if planets around other stars could have...

Why do we enjoy conspiracy theories and where did they come from?

The science of how things spin and bounce...

Could we search for DNA in space?

How do you navigate an empty craft through millions of miles of space?

How ancient mariners managed to get around, with help from coconuts!

Roswell High, Area 51 and Redndlesham Forest - all are places were aliens have been reported...

When we're searching for life in our universe, what are we looking for?

Neil deGrasse Tyson takes us on a journey through the universe and questions what intelligence is...

...but if we can't travel to them, will the discovery be all that profound?

Astrophysicist Duncan Forgan describes it as the most exciting mission since Hubble; so what is it that sets Gaia apart...

Surprisingly, scientists are using GCSE maths to figure out where the stars are in our galaxy...

Where's it going? And what's it doing? Here's a whistlestop tour of the probe...

As the sun sets in Cambridge, Chris Smith steps outside the studio with Paul Fellows to examine the state of our night...

There are many reasons to be reducing excess lighting. But is it feasible to roll out over large areas?

Could the phases of the moon affect earthquakes?

What is the Gaia mission and how did it come about in the first place?