How hospitable is Mercury to life?
Solar System
Solar System
Space Exploration
Watch LIVE: NASA launches its mission to Mars
Wherever you are in the world, don’t miss the blast off of NASA’s InSight by tuning into our livestream
Space Exploration
Watch LIVE: Cassini plunges through Saturn’s atmosphere
Head over to mission control to experience the bus-sized spacecraft make its dramatic final dive just after 6:32am (EDT)
Astronomy
Watch LIVE: The Great American Eclipse
Courtesy of Slooh, you can watch the Moon pass in front of the Sun from anywhere in the world!
Space Exploration
Watch LIVE: See SpaceX attempt another rocket landing
A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch the JCSAT-16 communications satellite into Earth orbit on Sunday morning
Astronomy
Watch LIVE: The peak of the Perseids from Japan!
Catch the meteor shower of the year – wherever you are in the world!
News
Watch LIVE: Astronaut Tim Peake returns to Earth
After 186 days in space for his Principia mission on the International Space Station, it is time for the ESA astronaut to come home
Space Exploration
Watch LIVE: SpaceX launch of Eutelsat satellites from Cape Canaveral
The private space company will launch two communications satellites at approximately 10:29am ET on board a Falcon 9 rocket
Astronomy
Watch the transit of Mercury LIVE!
Courtesy of Slooh, you can see the innermost planet make its way across the Sun
Solar System
What is the deadliest planet in the Solar System?
Which of the eight planets is the most hostile?
Astronomy
BBC Stargazing LIVE Part 1: Introduction and how to choose a telescope
To celebrate BBC Stargazing LIVE, we’ll be posting a number of astronomy-themed articles and competitions this week, beginning with a guide to understanding telescopes.