Cosmic Vistas

It might be our second largest and grooviest-looking planet, but Saturn is also a mini-solar system with 60 moons (and those crazy rings). Get a closer look at one of the most photographed and studied celestial bodies in our neighbourhood.

With NASA's Dawn mission exploring the asteroid Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres, floating space rocks are a hot topic. Discover what's new in the sphere of asteroids.

We take it for granted on earth, but liquid water is in short supply in the rest of the solar system. Travel to unusual places in the search for water (which is actually the search for life), including a moon of Saturn that is shooting it into space.

Gravity sucks, but where would we be without it? Join scientists as they work to detect gravity waves in space and map the gravity patterns of the moon for the first time.

For more than 25 years, the shuttle was our ticket to space and our laboratory in orbit. Uncover all the secrets it taught humanity about its cosmic playground and the legacy it leaves behind.

Like nosy neighbours, humans just can’t learn enough about the Big Red Planet. Get the most recent facts science has uncovered about Mars from the boots (or wheels and treads) on the ground and the orbiters chronicling every tidbit they find.