Since taking his first steps on the planet, mankind has been looking to the skies. Around 1000 years BC, the Babylonians - the earliest known astronomers - mapped the stars, believing that their fortunes were influenced by the patterns and positions they studied. They also gave us the 12 signs of the Zodiac that we still use today.
Since that time, our knowledge of the stars and planets has been advanced by some of history's most prominent scientists, among them Copernicus, Galileo, Newton and Einstein.
In this section, you too can explore the far reaches of the Universe, following in the footsteps of its greatest minds and learning more about its secrets as you go.
