Space

The NASA astronaut who returned to a pandemic-ridden Earth

Jessica Meir completed her space mission in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic after seven months on the International Space Station. Here, she reveals how it felt going from isolation to, well, isolation.

Learn self-isolation from the experts

Wisdom from a Buddhist, an astronaut, a man who lived in the Australian outback and a man who worked on a research station in Antarctica.

What does space exploration look like in the 2020s?

The Face guide to the 2020s: Sue Horne is the head of space exploration at the UK Space Agency. Here she talks new space stations and Europe’s first mission to Mars.

Life

What could going to Mars do to your body?

Two of the world’s leading space scientists spell out the depressing reality of travelling into deep space.

Society

Meet your martian

Volume 4 Issue 001: NASA has plans to reach Mars by 2033. Eighteen-year-old Alyssa Carson has dedicated her young life to taking part in this monumental mission to the Red Planet.