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 139
An Orion Nebula image tells a dramatic tale
Exposed heart of a galaxy
Fireworks from a stellar death
Detecting life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus would require 100 flybys through its geyser plumes
Fireball traced to a strange rocky meteoroid from the edge of the Solar System
NASA’s InSight lander recorded its biggest quake on Mars ever
NASA cancels climate change satellite to monitor greenhouse gases
WATER ON MARS
SHAPESHIFTING SPACECRAFT
“Dad was one of the greatest teachers ever” • Although Nick Sagan didn’t follow in the footsteps of his father, astronomer Carl Sagan, his novels, TV shows, movies and video games have clearly been influenced by his love of space
A BREAKTHROUGH SIMULATION MAY UNITE QUANTUM PHYSICS AND GENERAL RELATIVITY
DIY SPACE PROJECTS
ARE DWARF STARS REALLY THAT SMALL?
ARE WE LIVING IN A MULTIVERSE?
THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MULTIVERSE
LIFE IN THE MULTIVERSE
A MEGATSUNAMI SWEPT OVER MARS AFTER A MASSIVE ASTEROID HIT THE RED PLANET
ETA CARINAE • This star has refused to die thus far, but astronomers are sure it’s going to blow up soon
NEWS FROM ETA CARINAE
TEN AMAZING SPACE STATION EXPERIMENTS • The International Space Station is more than just an outpost in space – it’s a huge orbiting research laboratory
HUBBLE CAPTURES A DAZZLING EMBRACE OF MERGING GALAXIES • The mutual gravity during the collision is warping the structures’ shapes to form a ring
WHY DOESN’T JUPITER HAVE PROMINENT RINGS? • Given how massive Jupiter is, the gas giant should theoretically have a set of thick rings, so why are they so thin?
I want to get started in astronomy. Where do I begin?
WHAT’S IN THE SKY?
PLANETARIUM
THIS MONTH’S PLANETS
TIMOCHARIS • Go on a sightseeing tour of a little crater with a very violent past
NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS
THE EXOTIC NIGHT SKY OBJECTS OF GEMINI
THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
ASTROSHOTS OF THE MONTH
ASTRONAUT STARRY SKY STAR PROJECTOR • Perfect for any space fan, this charming device offers great value for money with a great deal of fun thrown in
IN THE SHOPS: BEST SMARTPHONES FOR ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY
JEFFREY A. HOFFMAN • The first astronaut to log more than 1,000 hours on board the Space Shuttle and the man who helped save Hubble
ALL ABOUT SPACE