Three decades ago, Britain’s first astronaut, Helen Sharman, travelled into space. Now she’s turning her focus to science communication. So why do so few people know who she is, asks Mick O'Hare ...

The truth is definitely out there, and maybe even here on Earth, according to Great Britain’s first astronaut. “Aliens exist,” Helen Sharman, 56, who flew to Soviet space station Mir in May ...

Science Week got off to a big bang at Weydon School as Helen Sharman gave an inspirational talk to Year 10 students. The ...

Helen Sharman, the first British woman to go into space, breaks a decade-long silence to speak to Richard Gray. "The view from space is really very special," says Helen Sharman. "From the window ...

Helen Sharman made history as Great Britain's first astronaut in 1991 Was selected from a field of 13,000 applicants to be part of Project Juno, a collaborative mission between Great Britain and ...

Aliens definitely exist, Britain’s first astronaut has said – and it’s possible they’re living among us on Earth but have gone undetected so far. Helen Sharman, who visited the Soviet Mir ...

For renowned British astronaut Helen Sharman, one of the most pressing questions facing humanity — whether we are alone in the universe — already has an answer.

Dr Helen Sharman told the Observer Magazine that extra-terrestrial life is bound to be somewhere in the universe. "Aliens exist, there's no two ways about it," she said, ...

Helen Sharman and Michael Palin meet the Queen. Helen, herself, has exonerated both Tim and the British press over the mistakes made about Peake's so-called status as space's first UK flyer.