Space exploration6 days agoStudents' space challenge inspired by local delicacyA team of students are heading to America to take part in a global competition run by Nasa. 6 days agoCoventry & Warwickshire7 days agoVolcanoes once erupted on the far side of the moonVolcanic rock, dating back billions of years, has been detected in the first samples collected from the mysterious "dark side".7 days agoScience & Environment5 Nov 2024World's first wood-panelled satellite launched into space The tiny satellite built in Japan will test the suitability of timber as a renewable material in space. 5 Nov 2024Asia30 Oct 2024China declares success as its youngest astronauts reach spaceThe BBC’s Laura Bicker sees the Shenzhou 19 spacecraft take off in a record year of space exploration.30 Oct 2024Asia25 Oct 2024Ketchup in space: 'You gotta squirt it out'Nasa's Matthew Dominick demonstrates how astronauts eat ketchup aboard the International Space Station.25 Oct 2024US & Canada22 Oct 2024Astronaut on space station talks to schoolchildrenChildren in Essex ask questions including whether she watches TV in space and what she eats there.22 Oct 2024Essex18 Oct 2024Company says 'cosmic petrol station' ready by 2027Orbit Fab is based at the Harwell Space Campus in Oxfordshire.18 Oct 2024Oxford16 Oct 2024Goonhilly in deep space communications dealThe station will support humanity’s next steps to the moon and beyond, says a minister.16 Oct 2024Science & Environment15 Oct 2024First Briton in space takes STEM message to pupilsHelen Sharman tells pupils at St Edward's School, how science and maths subjects open doors.15 Oct 2024Dorset