CGI recreation of the Milky Way Copyrighted imageCredit: NASA

The Open University is at the forefront of space research and, consequently, there is a galaxy of information about astronomy and space travel on OpenLearn. Below are some links you might like to explore.

OU on the BBC: Beagle 2: A Mission To Mars Copyrighted imageCredit: OU image library

Five years, one spacecraft. Discover the people behind Beagle 2.  Read more : OU on the BBC: Beagle 2: A Mission To Mars

OU on the BBC: Stardate Copyrighted imageCredit: NASA

What do we know of Venus? Find out more about Earth's evil twin.  Read more : OU on the BBC: Stardate

OU on the BBC: The Things We Forgot To Remember - The Space Race Copyrighted imageCredit: Used with permission

We ask whether Apollo 8 was more significant than Apollo 11 in establishing American dominance in space, as part of the BBC/OU series 'The Things...  Read more : OU on the BBC: The Things We Forgot To Remember - The Space Race

OU Lecture 2007: 50 Years of Space Exploration in more depth:

OU Lecture 2007: 50 Years of Space Exploration - Meet Professor Zarnecki Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University

John Zarnecki has had an astonishing career. We profile the man chosen to give the 2007 Open University Lecture.  Read more : OU Lecture 2007: 50 Years of Space Exploration - Meet Professor Zarnecki