Exploring our universe
Since man first looked up, we have wanted to explore our universe. Find out how successful we've been
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Rover's returns
The latest from Mars, via Milton Keynes and your PC, as Mars Rover principal investigator Steve Squyres lectures.
![Buzz Aldrin on the moon [Image: NASA]](images/explore_progfront_3821.jpg)
New frontiers
Commercialisation, curiosity and colonisation - all considerations when asking why explore space?
Fifty years on the final frontier
Professor John Zarnecki explores the first fifty years of space exploration.
![Planetary probe [image: ESA - AOES Medialab]](images/rover_progfront_4412.jpg)
On the surface
Join Andrew Morris in the STN blog as he prepares for the InterPlanetary Probe Workshop.
Arthur C Clarke: an appreciation
Much more than a sci-fi writer: Dave Rothery pays tribute to Arthur C Clarke.
Content last updated: 22/02/2006
