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Space is huge. But exactly how huge are the spaces between the Sun, Moon and planets? Find out by making a scale model of the inner solar system at your nearby park!

With this quiz, everything is looking up! Can you dazzle us with a stellar 5/5?

Scientists thought they knew how gas giants like Jupiter were made. Now a newly spotted planet in a faraway solar system is challenging the recipe.

By Fiona Midson and Beth Askham Here is ‘acute’ quiz for you to size up! Answer these questions to see if you are in shape.

If you dug a hole straight down, what would you find? Earth isn’t just solid rock all the way through. There’s a thin rocky crust floating on the slowly flowing mantle, a liquid outer core and solid metal inner core. It turns out that Mars has a similar internal structure to Earth.

Black holes have such strong gravity that nothing, not even light can escape its clutches. We like to imagine that they are far away, like the supermassive black hole in the heart of our galaxy. But there may be black holes much closer to home. We’re just not very good at seeing them – after […]

Here are five space science questions to challenge you. Is your mind a great expanse, or are you a bit spaced out?

This quiz has a focus on bodies, from celestial to human. How much do you know about the universe? Do you really know how you’re put together? Answer these questions to find out!

We have a few questions from the world of metrology! That’s the science of measuring things. So have a go, and see how you measure up!

There are a few funny words in this week’s quiz. You’ll need to be on top of your sci-vocab if you want to score 5/5!