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A stylised illustration of an astronaut in a bulky white spacesuit, shown from the chest up. The helmet’s reflective visor fills most of the image, capturing a vivid view of Earth’s curved horizon — blue oceans, green landmasses and bright sunlight against the blackness of space. The background around the astronaut is dark, emphasising the planet’s glow.

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We haven't set foot on the moon for more than 50 years. Our expert explains the surprising reason why. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A low-angle photograph of a large rocket standing upright on a launch platform, framed by tall metal towers on either side. The rocket is white with a prominent orange central tank and is mounted on a mobile launcher above rail tracks. The sky is clear and bright blue, and small vehicles and structures around the base emphasise the scale of the launch site.

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8 weird stories from the Space Age: from hungry tortoises to gorilla suits

A Venn‑diagram style image with two overlapping circles on an orange background. The left circle shows a painting of a man in a dark hat and white collar looking through an early optical device. The right circle shows a colour photograph of an older man in a suit, smiling slightly. The overlapping section is tinted magenta

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He was one of England's greatest astronomers – so why has no one heard of him?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Star witness: how the Royal Observatory transformed our understanding of astronomy and time. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Video podcastDid our ancestors think the world was flat?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon's surface

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The history of the first moon landing: the road to Apollo 11

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Video podcastTim Peake on the human history of space. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Tim Peake on the human history of space. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Astronomy history: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Still from Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), directed by Steven Spielberg (Photo by Allstar Picture Library Limited/Alamy Stock Photo)

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“Nasa has finally been dragged back into the UFO debate”: David Clarke on the history of flying saucers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A composite image showing an astronaut on the moon against a purple sky.

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ConspiracyDid NASA fake the Moon landing?

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A United Arab Emirates postage stamp issued in 1971 commemorating Laika, the Soviet dog who in 1957 became the first animal in orbit

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Animals in space: the creatures who paved the way for human travel beyond Earth. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An old man penetrating the earth's firmament to see the workings of the universe beyond

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A brief history of astronomy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Apollo 8 crew in a capsule during training

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Apollo 8: why NASA's Christmas mission to the Moon was a bright end to a dark year. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Animals in space: from Laika to jellyfish & tortoises. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The history and mystery of UFOs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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UFO history10 top sightings and a timeline

A UFO photographed in New Mexico by a government employee. The image was released by the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization after careful study. It is unknown what the image shows.(Photo by Getty Images)

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How UFOs conquered the world – without firing a shot. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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In their own words: the team behind Apollo 11 describe the 1969 mission to the Moon. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Sending the first man into space. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The space race: everything you wanted to know

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Peter Mayhew, Harrison Ford, Alec Guinness and Mark Hamill, on-set of the film Star Wars

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Star Wars: why did the film make history?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Astronauts being lifted from the Apollo 13 spacecraft after splashdown in the South Pacific,1970. (Photo by Alamy)

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Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Yuri Gagarin: 8 things you (probably) didn’t know about the first man in space

Miniature from an Apocalypse of Cambrai depicting the opening of the sixth seal: an earthquake occurs and the sun becomes black. Municipal library, Cambrai, France. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Written in the stars: 7 celestial events that may have changed history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The race to save Apollo 13. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Hidden Figures: the incredible real history behind the film. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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In pictures: Soviet cosmonauts and the birth of the space age

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