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

Wreckage of a titanic cosmic explosion

Ultra Deep Field

Mars’ mysterious moon Deimos

Saturn reclaims ‘moon king’ title with 62 new found satellites

James Webb Space Telescope catches ancient galaxy in the act of explosive star birth

Two ‘super-Earth’ exoplanets spotted in habitable zone of nearby star

Ambitious asteroid mission will tour seven space rocks

SECRETS OF OBJECTX • Within the confines of the Triangulum Galaxy lies a mysterious object, but have scientists finally worked out why it behaves so strangely?

LARGE BINOCULAR TELESCOPE (LBT)

PENTAGON HAS “NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE” OF ALIENS OR UFOS • The new UFO office has no proof of any extraterrestrial or extraordinary objects

PLUTO ORBITER AND LANDER

“Technology has really won the argument”

SIGNS OF RECENT WATER ACTIVITY FOUND ON RED PLANET

WHAT’S NEXT FOR VIRGIN ORBIT? • The company set up by Sir Richard Branson to send satellites into orbit from a plane is facing an uncertain future, and that could have repercussions for the UK’s space ambitions

HOW ARE AURORAE FORMED ON OTHER PLANETS?

THE FACE ON MARS AND OTHER SHAPES IN SPACE

MOONQUAKES COULD ‘SMOOTH OUT’ THE SURFACES OF JUPITER AND SATURN’S ICY MOONS

SECRET LIVES OF SPACE’S GREATEST HEROES

DISCOVERED: CLOSEST STAR-SHREDDING BLACK HOLE TO EARTH EVER SEEN

HUNTING FOR INTERSTELLAR PLANETS • Space is suspected to be filled with worlds wandering alone without a star, but could such loners ever shelter life?

WHERE DID EARTH GET ITS WATER FROM? • Two new scientific studies have sailed researchers ever closer to discovering the source of Earth's water

URANUS’ MOONS MAY HAVE OCEANS OF SALTY WATER • If the moons had benefited from long-term heating, then they could have maintained a thick ocean

What do we know about the surface of super-Earth Kepler-452b?

What sort of measures can we take to protect against asteroid impacts?

What would you say is the biggest scientific space breakthrough?

What’s involved in training to become an astronaut?

What was it like to witness the end of the Space Race between the US and USSR in 1975?

How did life form on Earth?

Why do some telescopes operate in radio wavelengths?

WHAT’S IN THE SKY?

PLANETARUIM

THIS MONTH’S PLANETS

LANGRENUS CRATER

NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS • The constellations of Hercules, Scorpius and Corona Borealis are ideal targets for those using binoculars or the unaided eye

NEBULAE AND CLUSTERS OF THE SUMMER • The nights are still short, but there are plenty of things to see if you’re a night owl

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

OLYMPUS 8X25 WP II • For casual skywatchers, the portable Olympus 8x25 WP II boasts an excellent optical system for views of the Moon and bright targets with superb contrast

IN THE SHOPS: BOOKS • Choose the reading material you’ll want to peruse on the beach or by the swimming pool

JEREMY HANSEN • The first non-American to leave low Earth orbit on Moon mission Artemis 2

ALL ABOUT SPACE