The International Space Station is the biggest and most complex international scientific project in the history of humanity.

Thanks to manned space missions, we now know that we can survive in such an alien environment. But one day, will space be within reach of all of us? What form would this take?

Are we alone in the universe? A huge new project was launched in order to unravel this mystery. The operation consists of scrutinizing the billions of stars and hundreds of galaxies nearest to Earth.

Space doesn't just give us an extraordinary perspective on the state of our planet, it gives us increasingly accurate tools to solve the problem of global warming.

Mars has become the next big goal of space exploration. Will we ever get there? What technical challenges do we face? Why Mars in particular?

Space debris is the most eminent danger that men will have to confront in space. Where does space junk come from? Are we capable of managing this problem?