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In 1741, Anglo-Irish MP Albert Dobbs commissioned William Moor to search for the North-West Passage, in a bid to strengthen Britain's trade routes.

Find out more about the second largest planet in our solar system

Sunspots are cooler parts of the Sun's surface caused by massive changes in the Sun's magnetic field

Temperature swings of over 500°C in a single day? Beyond Earth, the weather forecast is mostly terrifying.

Your guide to the star at the centre of our Solar System, and our source for heat and light

What can explain high tide at London Bridge as well as Nova explosions from white dwarfs?

The planet Uranus: first of the planets to be found in the modern era and dressed in rings. It orbits the sun on its side and the wrong way round!

The planet Venus: known for love, rotational contrariness, crushing atmospheres, furnace-like temperatures and acid rain.

Find out more about the new year festival celebrated by people across Asia

While days and years are (fairly) neat astronomical events, what explains months, weeks, hours and minutes?