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.

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News from around the universe

WIN A SKY-WATCHER SKYHAWK-114 WORTH £159 • Ideal for the beginner, this reflector comes fully equipped for superb views of the night sky

ROGUE PLANETS • ORPHAN PLANETS RIPPED AWAY FROM THEIR STELLAR PARENTS OR BORN IN ISOLATION MAY VASTLY OUTNUMBER STARS

BLACK HOLE POWER • Interstellar flight will need a tremendous amount of energy, but we may be able to store it in a miniature black hole

“There’s nothing mutually exclusive about being a scientist” • All About Space talks to the astrophysicist and YouTube sensation about life, the universe and everything

ICY ASTEROIDS HELP THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE UNCOVER NEPTUNE’S HISTORY • The powerful space telescope zoomed in on Mors-Somnus, a binary pair of icy asteroids that originated within the Kuiper Belt

STUNNING IMAGES FROM THE VERY LARGE TELESCOPE CAPTURE UNIQUE VIEWS OF PLANET FORMATION • The research highlights how different systems form

OCEAN WORLDS • If physics and chemistry are the same throughout the universe, is biology too?

THE MYSTERY OF THE GREAT BLUE SPOT DEEPENS WITH A STRANGELY FLUCTUATING JET • A magnetic blemish on Jupiter is being investigated

IS IT TIME FOR A NEW OUTER SPACE TREATY? REPORTS OF A RUSSIAN NUCLEAR SPACE WEAPON RAISE QUESTIONS • With space technology able to be used as weaponry, how can we stop Earth orbit from becoming a war zone?

IMPOSSIBLE STELLAR GIANT • Some 165,000 light years from Earth, the heaviest star in the known universe lies at the heart of a brilliant star cluster – a rare type of blue hypergiant with a mass of around 230 Suns

THE BOILING SURFACE OF BETELGEUSE MAY BE CREATING AN ILLUSION • The scorching-hot surface of the red supergiant is tricking telescopes

DID VENUS ONCE HAVE A MOON? • It’s well known for having no natural satellite today, but did an ancient companion have a big influence on the planet?

SCIENTISTS FIND A BLACK HOLE SPAGHETTIFYING A STAR REMARKABLY CLOSE TO EARTH • With the black hole feeding in such close proximity to Earth, finer details of the tidal disruption event were revealed to astronomers

Ask Space

DEEP-SPACE ASTRONOMY SENSOR PEERS INTO THE HEART OF AN ATOM • Initially developed for space observations, the Compton camera has now proven its worth as a tool for addressing complex scientific questions in other domains as well

SPRING GALAXY TOUR • Take a galactic excursion this spring with All About Space

URSA MAJOR

WHAT’S IN THE SKY? • What to look out for during this observing period

THIS MONTH’S PLANETS • This observing period offers the opportunity to see an ice giant with the unaided eye

THE MOON THROUGH YOUR TELESCOPE • If you’re thinking about getting an instrument or already have one, here’s what you can see on the lunar surface with it

NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS • Sweep your binoculars around Hercules to see some fascinating sights

CASSIOPEIA’S DARK-SKY ROYALTY • How to track down some of the Queen’s most sneakily concealed crown jewels

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE • The season of spring galaxies is upon us, with plenty of night-sky gems

NIKON Z6 CAMERA • The Nikon Z6 is part of Nikon’s mirrorless suite of cameras, and when you combine price with performance, it’s a real star in the night-sky photography world

IN THE SHOPS: BOOKS • Pick your next read from this excellent space-themed selection

VERA RUBIN • Rubin unlocked the secrets of galaxy rotation

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