In the sky directly above the Earth's North Pole sits Polaris. It is a natural compass pointing due North, and for centuries has been considered the most important star in the sky after the Sun.
Each new day begins with a sunrise. But the dawn's early light is actually 170,000 years old. In this suite, follow a sunbeam from its birth at the centre of the sun to its arrival at your eye.
No special equipment required, just a keen eye for the night sky. This field guide episode of Space Suite explores the night sky and helps point out galaxies, stars, and more.
Follow the story of the telescope, from the thin tube Galileo used to find the largest moons of Jupiter, to today's X-ray and gamma ray observatories in space.
British-American author and speaker, Alan Watts, reflects on humankind's interdependent relationships with the Universe while observing the unifying patterns that repeat throughout the natural world.
The earth is not a perfect sphere (nor is it flat), it bulges 21km at the equator, making it an oblate spheroid. This and other fake space news is debunked in this cheeky episode of Space Suite.
In 2004, NASA's Opportunity rover landed on Mars, and it didn't take long for the little rover to charm folks back on Earth. We look at Opportunity's epic journey, and pay tribute to the little rover that could.
