Leave space missions to billionaires and robots, says astronomer royal
More sophisticated AI means space agencies should not use public funds for risky human missions, says Lord Martin Rees
December 2019
Be wary of Elon Musk despoiling the ‘vault of heaven’
Martin Rees
It’s feasible to flood space with flotillas of small satellites – but do we really want to?
August 2019
Martin Rees: ‘Climate change is a doddle compared with terraforming Mars’
The astronomer royal on cyber-attacks, Brexit and life on Mars
February 2019
Five minute masterminds
Can we all move to Mars? Prof Martin Rees on space exploration – video
The first of a series of films called 'Five minute masterminds' starts with the astronomer royal, Prof Martin Rees
October 2015
My hero
My hero: Lisa Jardine by Martin Rees
The astronomer royal pays tribute to polymath Lisa Jardine, who died this week
July 2015
Stephen Hawking launches $100m search for alien life beyond solar system
Let's listen out for alien life – and remember we might not understand it
Martin Rees
June 2015
Asteroid Day tries to save life as we know it
Scientists and astronauts launch appeal for infra-red telescope to detect objects that could bring catastrophe to Earth
May 2014
The H word
The Longitude Prize Committee: a new Board of Longitude?
The 2014 Longitude
Prize, launched today, has a steering committee chaired by the Astronomer
Royal. Rebekah Higgitt compares it
to the original 18th-century Board of Longitude
September 2013
The Guardian Books podcast
How Churchill went atomic and currents in science writing – books podcast
Books blog
Where are the great new science books?
5 ways to hack the planet
Philip Hoare
Astronomer royal calls for 'Plan B' to prevent runaway climate change
September 2012
It's thrilling to see science take centre stage in the national conversation
Paul Nurse
Paul Nurse: To witness Stephen Hawking at the Paralympics is to be reminded of Britain's pre-eminent scientific status
June 2012
Science book club
Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces that Shape the Universe by Martin Rees – review
Tim Radford: The astronomer royal addresses the cosmic coincidence that six numbers in physics are just right for the emergence of galaxies, stars, chemistry and people
January 2012
Stephen Hawking at 70: still the brightest star in the scientific universe
As the author of A Brief History of Time approaches his 70th birthday, eminent former students celebrate an awe-inspiring intellect
April 2011
Martin Rees: Atheists should drop anti-religion campaigns
Cif belief
Is there any place for religious faith in science?
Interview by Emine Saner
Science has vanquished religion, but not its evils
