About this series
Forty years ago this summer, Neil Armstrong stepped foot onto the Earth's moon. 500 million people worldwide watched breathlessly as the Apollo 11 astronaut sprang onto the strange, dusty white expanse of pockmarked soil.
Since 1969, space programs have marked their progress by giant leaps. In this set of videos, scientists, entrepreneurs, and adventurers delve into black holes, finding water on Europa, and broadcasting Google into deep space.