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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
WIN A MEADE POLARIS 130MD TELESCOPE WORTH £250!
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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