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 153

Hubble uncovers supernova secrets

Cassiopeia A’s ‘Green Monster’

The aftermath of two stellar explosions

Juno reveals Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io like never before

NASA eye s a possible ISS extension for astronaut missions

Our shrinking Moon could cause moonquakes near the Artemis astronauts’ landing site

Juno picks up hints of activity on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa

Hubble spots water around a tiny, hot and steamy exoplanet

Hidden star discovery reveals ‘old smokers’ and ‘screaming’ newborns

NASA’s Perseverance rover confirms the presence of an ancient lake on Mars, and it may hold clues to past life

ANDROMEDA • The constellation of Andromeda is home to our giant neighbouring spiral galaxy; here’s our in-depth guide to its secrets

THE RELATIVITY DRIVE

Youngest man on the Moon • On 16 April 1972, Apollo 16 left Earth and headed to the Moon. The mission’s Lunar Module pilot, Charles Duke, recounts the day his astronaut boots touched lunar soil

TRUE-COLOUR IMAGES REVEAL THAT URANUS AND NEPTUNE ARE SIMILAR BLUES • Although the familiar Voyager 2 images of Uranus were published in a form closer to true colour, those of Neptune were stretched and enhanced, making them too blue

HUBBLE SEES WILD WEATHER RAGING ON A DISTANT HOT JUPITER • Extreme heating and tidal locking result in fierce cyclones and powerful storms in the atmosphere of WASP-121 b

20 ASTOUNDING PHOTOS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM • Join All About Space’s tour of some of the very best images of our neighbouring bodies

A SIMULATION RECONSTRUCTS A VIOLENT CLASH AS A MONSTER BLACK HOLE SPAGHETTIFIES A STAR • A new reconstruction tells the full story of a star ripped apart by a ravenous black hole in a tidal disruption event

SECRETS OF GRAVITY • We seem to understand how it behaves, but scientists are now finding out how mysterious this force really is

ONE OF THE CLOSEST GALAXIES TO THE MILKY WAY MAY BE HIDING A SECOND GALAXY • New observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud show that it might actually be two galaxies disguised as one

A HUGE RING IN THE SKY • An astronomer has discovered a ring 1.3 billion light years in size that could turn a long-established principle on its head

EARTH’S WATER MIGHT HAVE COME FROM ANCIENT SPACE ROCKS

ASK SPACE

EARLY GALAXIES WERE SHAPED LIKE SURFBOARDS AND POOL NOODLES • Young galaxies in the early universe adopted elongated shapes as they formed along filaments of the cosmic web

BECOME AN ASTRONOMER • If the starry skies inspire you with wonder and curiosity, you have the right stuff to become an astronomer

CONGRESS TELLS NASA THAT THE US MUST BEAT CHINA BACK TO THE MOON • China has a goal to surpass the United States by 2045, but US politicians say that isn’t an option

WHAT’S IN THE SKY?

Positions

THIS MONTH’S PLANETS • The king of the Solar System takes pride of place, dazzling as the king of the evening sky

BULLIALDUS • Find a crater named after one of the greatest astronomers of the 17th century

NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS • Spring nights are perfect for exploring the wonders of Leo and Cancer

INTRIGUING GALAXIES AND SPARKLING CLUSTERS • Spring is finally here, so now’s the time to go hunting in Coma Berenices and Canes Venatici

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE • Turn your binoculars, telescopes and unaided eyes to the March skies, where there’s plenty on show

CELESTRON STARSENSE EXPLORER DX 102AZ • This telescope’s...