All About Space

Every issue All About Space delivers fascinating articles and features on all aspects of space and space travel with mind-blowing photography and full-colour illustrations that bring the amazing universe around us to life.

WELCOME ISSUE 152

Perseverance celebrates 1,000 Mars days on the Red Planet

The James Webb Space Telescope spies a record-breaking ‘failed star’ that shouldn’t exist

The Milky Way lights up the Valley of the Moon in a magical new night sky photo

A newborn star in its cosmic crib

US Congress says that some UFO records must be released

Startup True Anomaly snags $100 million for space security work

Potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu stumps scientists with its odd make-up

A physics paper claims that humans could use black holes as batteries

Saturn’s moon Enceladus harbours a key ingredient for life

How the songs of stars can help perfect Gaia’s sweeping map of our galaxy

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SECRETS OF SATURN • SATURN IS OUR SOLAR SYSTE M’S RINGED WONDER. HERE’S WHAT EVERY ASTRONOMY ENTHUSIAST SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IT

NEW WORLDS MISSION • By putting a huge umbrella into space, we could come closer to finding extraterrestrial life

“I’m the world’s most distracted astronomer” • Citizen science is the backbone of astronomical discovery. Professor Chris Lintott speaks to All About Space about his popular project, the Zooniverse, and how it’s continuing the tradition with great success

‘DARK FORCE’ THEORY COULD SOLVE TWO OPEN COSMIC MYSTERIES • Dark matter may be more complex and vibrant than we expected

A DARPA MOON STUDY SELECTS 14 COMPANIES TO DEVELOP A LUNAR ECONOMY • The seven-month-long study will include input from 14 companies concerning humanity’s future on the Moon’s suface

MOMENTS FROM DISASTER

SCIENTISTS DOUBT THE PROPOSED DETECTION OF THE FIRST EXOMOONS • While the exoplanet catalogue burgeons to over 5,000 known worlds, exomoon discovery is another story

BETELGEUSE • The mysteries of this red supergiant star have baffled astronomers for centuries, but have we moved a step closer to solving them?

HALLEY’S COMET HAS BEGUN ITS 38-YEAR JOURNEY BACK TOWARDS EARTH

WHY ARE THERE FREE-FLOATING GAS GIANTS? • Astronomers are baffled by the presence of planetarymass objects without a host star

COLLIDING SPACE JUNK MAKES ‘NOISE’ THAT COULD BE HEARD FROM EARTH • It could help researchers keep tabs on the growing cloud of orbital debris

Where is the centre of the Solar System?

ASTROPHYSICS

SPACE FORCE PLANS A GLOBAL RADAR TO ‘IDENTIFY EMERGING THREATS’ IN DISTANT EARTH ORBIT • The announcement adds to Space Force’s increased focus on space domain awareness

ASTRONOMY WITHOUT A TELESCOPE

STRANGE UNDERGROUND POLYGONS ON MARS HINT AT THE PLANET’S WET PAST • The newfound honeycomb fractures are evidence that Mars was once tilted more extremely than it is today

WHAT’S IN THE SKY?

Jargon buster

Planetarium

THIS MONTH’S PLANETS

LUNAR LAKES • Small but perfectly formed, Lacus Spei and Lacus Temporis are worth a look at full Moon

NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS

THE EXOTIC NIGHT SKY OBJECTS OF GEMINI • Dig deep in the constellation of the Twins and you’ll find some of winter’s best kept secrets

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE • Make the most of the February skies with these night-sky gems

NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION FIRSTSCOPE • This spin on the Celestron FirstScope 76 offers great portability and provides fair night-sky views

IN THE SHOPS: LEGO SETS

SALLY RIDE • NASA’s first female astronaut was also the youngest American to make the flight

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