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

Ghostly glow of a distant galaxy

A mesmerising look at the Ring Nebula

Dark Energy Camera reveals galaxies in a ‘tug of war’

Webb stuns with a glowing portrait of actively forming stars

NASA may have unknowingly found and killed alien life on Mars 50 years ago, a scientist claims

The SKA electronics are more radio -quiet than a smartphone on the Moon

India’s lunar lander finds the first evidence of a moonquake in decades

A bubble of galaxies spanning a billion light years could be a fossil of the Big Bang

Webb finds an exoplanet surface that may be covered in oceans

Dark matter ‘clumps’ found by tapping into general relativity

FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT

SPACE HOTELS • Have you achieved all your travel goals on Earth? If so, a space-based outpost could be your next trip

“I really thought we might be in trouble” • On 24 September, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will drop off a piece of space rock from asteroid Bennu at Earth. Ahead of the historic sample landing, we catch up with Dante Lauretta, the mission’s chief scientist, to learn about the obstacles that nearly thwarted the mission

A RARE IRON METEORITE COULD REVEAL THE SECRETS OF THE EARLY SOLAR SYSTEM

IF HUMANS WENT EXTINCT, WHAT WOULD EARTH LOOK LIKE A YEAR LATER?

NASA’S NEW HORIZONS WILL INVESTIGATE URANUS AND NEPTUNE, AND YOU CAN HELP

IMPOSSIBLE COSMIC PHENOMENA • We know a lot about space, but there’s more we can’t explain… including these ten things that appear to defy science

THE ARTEMIS IV CREW WILL BE THE FIRST TO USE NASA’S MOON-ORBITING GATEWAY

100-YEAR ‘MEGASTORMS’ ON SATURN SHOWER THE PLANET IN AMMONIA RAIN

UNRAVELLING THE MYSTERY OF LIFE • Scientists have begun taking a new approach to discovering the origin of life and are already bridging gaps in our knowledge

A SETTLEMENT COULD BE STARTED ON MARS WITH JUST 22 PEOPLE • Using computer simulations, scientists determined the personality types best suited for stays of up to 28 years on the Red Planet

ASKSPACE

YOUNG STARS CAUGHT BELTING HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA RAYS FOR THE FIRST TIME • The discovery represents the first evidence that low-mass T Tauri stars, which are less than 10 million years old, can emit gamma radiation

THE NIGHT SKY IN 2024 • The most exciting and fascinating events you can observe next year

STAR-STUDDED STELLAR NURSERY SHINES IN A NEW HUBBLE PHOTO • The telescope captured a massive protostar hidden behind star-forming clouds of dust and gas

WHAT’S IN THE SKY?

STARGAZER

THIS MONTH’S PLANETS • The king of the Solar System shines brightly in the evening sky, offering a splendid view for astronomers

HARPALUS CRATER • Our destination this month is the star of one of the most famous sci-fi films ever made

NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS

TACKLE THE TREASURES OF ORION • Turn your telescope to the Hunter and you’ll be rewarded with a splendid selection of deep-sky targets. Some are easy, but some are a little harder to spot

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

SKY GUIDE • This visually appealing and informative stargazing app now comes in a free version with impressive in-app upgrades

IN THE SHOPS: DSLR CAMERAS

MICHAEL S. HOPKINS

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