What are stem cells? Inside your body every time cells die, they are replaced. The continuous supply of new cells comes from stem cells. They are still flexible enough to develop into several different kinds of tissue. An embryo is a ball of the most flexible cells, which can be used to make cells for the brain, liver and lots of other organs.

300,000 light years away, a lonely planet hangs in the darkness. This planet has every type of virus you could imagine. These invisible bugs hang in the sickly air, waiting for their prey. As soon as you come near these little creatures, you will be caught in their trap, sometimes for your whole life.

The planet is also known for the number of skeletons rotting in the caves...

What does a cow look like before it is born? The tiny ball of cells pictured here (the embryo) show no signs of their future form. The blue spheres are nuclei (containing DNA) inside cells. Red marks are tags on DNA that keep genes quiet until they are needed for development. The core of the embryo here seems to have more silent genes.

One of the most beautiful objects in the universe. A glowing red box with a pink star system. The stars inside the system explode to create a pink nebula. Inside the nebula most stars are born or have died. The nebula produces colours such as pink, red, gold, silver and sometimes orange. The red squared nebula is 5500 light years away from the planet earth. The stars that have exploded from the nebula do not move...

How do sperm get around? Successful sperm owe something to the fluid in which they travel. Semen contains calcium, zinc, phosphate, citrate and various enzymes that get made and released from the prostate gland. This walnut-sized sac – here pictured in cross-section – is located below the bladder and is a key component to the male reproductive system.

This Planet is from the Cartwheel Galaxy. It has bright colours like red, blue, yellow etc. It explodes into a starburst of bright beautiful colours. There are changing colours all over it and always a swirling circular centre of yellow and red. If viewed through a telescope you can detect different parts of the electro magnetic spectrum.

What does a blackberry look like up close? Beautifully textured as this image shows, but unlike raspberries, blackberries do not have tiny bristles. This means that bacteria and parasites can’t stick to them as easily. Tiny single-celled organisms can cling to the raspberry bristles and cause diarrhoea, which can lead to dehydration.

From a distance the nebula is seen as a beautiful yet faint glow in the night sky. However on closer inspection it is a great mass of gas and dust, roaming around the universe, with ever changing bright streaks of colour made through the movement of gas and dust. The shining appears due to the stars the nebula passes. We believe it is over 100 billion years old and ever growing in size as it collects more dust and gas, our last assessment measured it at 100,000 light years across...

How do sperm get around? Successful sperm owe something to the fluid in which they travel. Semen contains calcium, zinc, phosphate, citrate and various enzymes that get made and released from the prostate gland. This walnut-sized sac – here pictured in cross-section – is located below the bladder and is a key component to the male reproductive system.

The Laourt is the Galaxy that bumped into the Cartwheel galaxy over 200 million years ago. Extremely high quality telescopes are needed to view the ever expanding state of this galaxy and all the exciting colours and elements of the electromagnetic spectrum. The bump that occurred between the two galaxies created a great ripple forcing the stars of the galaxy to move at great speed, known as a “starburst”...