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 • THE FINAL ISSUE

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A sprinkling of cosmic dust may have helped kick-start life on Earth

Starliner astronauts on why their craft returned to Earth without them

Iron winds and molten metal rain ravage a hellish hot Jupiter exoplanet

A tiny NASA satellite detects its first massive gamma-ray burst

NASA’s Juno probe spots a massive new volcano on Jupiter’s moon Io

A long-lost moon could explain Mars’ weird shape and extreme terrain

WIN CELESTRON SKYMASTER 20x80 • This brilliant binocular will provide stunning high-definition views day and night

THE FINAL FRONTIER • Beyond the reach of the Sun is a fascinating region of the cosmos that we’re only just beginning to explore

BEYOND THE BORDER • What lies outside the Solar System?

WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT ‘OUMUAMUA • While research time was limited, what did we manage to find out?

HOW BIG IS ‘OUMUAMUA? • How does it compare to human engineering?

DEEP-SPACE PROBES • Before heading out of the Solar System, these five probes achieved some impressive firsts

INTERSTELLAR ROAD MAP • Given how difficult it is to travel far from Earth, where might our interstellar travels take us?

KANKOH-MARU • This ambitious reusable spacecraft will be capable of taking 50 people to and from orbit

MARS LEAKS FASTER WHEN IT’S CLOSER TO THE SUN • The Red Planet has lost enough water to space to form a global ocean hundreds of kilometres deep

Eileen Collins “It was a difficult mission… we were the first to see Mir” • Having served as both the first female pilot and first female commander of NASA’s Space Shuttle, Collins boosted the involvement of women in space exploration to a whole new level

NASA’S SOLAR SAIL SUCCESSFULLY SPREADS ITS WINGS IN SPACE • Spacecraft data has confirmed successful deployment of the futuristic technology

15 STUNNING STAR CLUSTERS • These beautiful stellar groupings are spattered across the cosmos

AI IS REVEALING THE UNIVERSE’S ORIGINAL ‘SETTINGS’ • Astronomers used artificial intelligence to calculate the five cosmological parameters that describe the entire universe in computer simulations with unprecedented precision

HOW IT ALL BEGAN

HOW TO BEAT LIGHT POLLUTION • Thought it was impossible to observe the wonders of the night sky from towns and cities? Think again. Follow our tips and tricks on successfully observing through sky glow

GET THE BEST VIEWS IN LIGHT-POLLUTED AREAS • Even from areas plagued by an artificial haze, astronomers can still enjoy an impressive array of night-sky objects

KNOW YOUR OBSERVING CONDITIONS

YOUR TARGETS FOR TONIGHT • Get under the stars and push your eyes, binoculars and telescopes to the limit under light-polluted skies – you’ll be amazed at what you can see

SURPRISING CLUE ABOUT VENUS’ PAST FOUND IN ITS ATMOSPHERE • The secret lies in the ratio of two specific elements

ZOMBIE STARS +10 OTHER TERRIFYING SPACE OBJECTS • All About Space reveals the scariest stars, planets and galaxies lurking in the corners of our universe

JAPANESE COMPANY TO DEORBIT A BIG HUNK OF SPACE JUNK BY 2029 • The mission will target an out-of-control rocket stage

WHERE ARE ALL THE SPIRAL GALAXIES? • There are far fewer spiral galaxies than elliptical ones in the Supergalactic Plane, and scientists are keen to discover why

SPIRAL GALAXIES BY NUMBERS

REPRODUCING REAL-LIFE OBSERVATIONS • By running simulations, astronomers have been able to test...