GENIUS COCKATOOS USE TOOLSETS TO COMPLETE TASKS LIKE LITTLE, FEATHERY HANDYPEOPLE

It is as yet unclear how many sugars they take in their tea

LOOKING TO BURN MORE BODY FAT? START YOUR DAY WITH A MORNING WORKOUT

Taking exercise in the morning may help to boost the metabolism and burn more body fat

THE MYSTERY OF THE BIGGEST BLACK HOLE IN THE UNIVERSE

Black holes are big. Very big. But physics makes it almost impossible for them to grow. Here's how one black hole defied the odds to swell to gargantuan proportions

THE JWST HAS UNEARTHED EVIDENCE OF ANCIENT GALAXIES THAT SHOULDN'T EXIST

The presence of such massive galaxies lurking in the early Universe contradicts current cosmological models

Is hyperspace travel possible?

When will we be zipping round the cosmos like Baby Yoda and co?

WORLD FACING IRREVERSIBLE AND CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES IF NET ZERO CARBON NOT REACHED BY 2060

Computer models show melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica could cause 100cm of sea level rise in the next 130 years

NEANDERTHAL GOURMETS REGULARLY FEASTED ON ROASTED CRAB

The discovery of cooked crab shells in a Lisbon cave is further evidence that the early hominids had a sophisticated culture

Meta Quest Pro: a VR headset for an unknown customer

The Meta Quest Pro is powerful and full of features, but, as Alex Hughes discovers, unless you’re already a full believer in the metaverse, it’s probably not for you

THE AMAZON

THE WORLD'S BIGGEST, MOST BEAUTIFUL, AND MOST BIODIVERSE RAINFOREST

RARE GREEN COMET SEEN RACING THROUGH THE SKY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 50,000 YEARS

The comet, C/2022 E3 (ZTF), last Neanderthals passed by when walked the Earth

FOCUS ON - THE FIRST GALAXIES MAY HAVE FORMED MUCH EARLIER THAN WE THOUGHT

The finding has been revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope

FUTURE TECH: DEEP-ORBIT OBSERVATORY

We can use the Sun as a giant lens, but wed need to send a telescope far into the Solar System

FOCUS ON - WEBB SCORES ITS FIRST ROCKY PLANET CONFIRMATION

Hopefully the first of many more detections to come

RUN A MESSIER MARATHON

This March there are galaxies, nebulae and star clusters galore – see how many you can spot in All About Space’s spring deep-sky challenge

IN THE SHOPS: DEEP-SKY TELESCOPES

“It’s a superb-value proposition for those on a budget”

Alex Teachey "I expect it to be a habitable exomoon”

Sifting through data from NASAs Kepler, astronomers believe that we could have picked up the first signal of an alien moon. Co-discoverer and astronomer Alex Teachey reveals if we should be getting our hopes up

DEEP SKY CHALLENGE - THE LION'S GALAXIES

The evenings of early spring are full of deep-sky objects

LEGO INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

Join the astronauts in orbit with this excellent model

HEROES OF SPACE - ALEXEI LEONOV

The first man to walk in space

ASTROSHOTS OF THE MONTH

ASTROPHOTOS

THE HISTORY OF SPACESUITS: THE 60-YEAR EVOLUTION OF SPACE SURVIVAL TECH

These miniature spacecraft have allowed us to operate in space for over half a century

FOCUS ON - WORK BEGINS ON NASA'S ASTEROID-HUNTING TELESCOPE

The infrared space telescope will search for potentially threatening near-Earth objects

TEN NASA INVENTIONS IN YOUR HOME

Bound by its motto – ‘for the benefit of all’ – since its formation NASA has had an obligation to foster and transfer its technological and scientific breakthroughs to the public and commercial spheres

100 WONDERS of the UNIVERSE

OUR COSMOS IS FULL OF AMAZING SIGHTS, FROM EXOTIC EXOPLANETS TO STUNNING GALAXIES

Astronomy Photographer of the Year

Supported by Liberty Specialty Markets, The world-class competition returns in 2023, seeking the best astronomy image of the past year

Fra Mauro

Fra Mauro is a quintessential example of a walled plain. Measuring 96km in diameter and 800m in depth, its ancient form can be located east of 300km Mare Cognitum, the sea that has become known’.

Jupiter

Jupiter is rapidly losing ground to the evening twilight, appearing 29° above the southwest horizon under deep twilight conditions at the start of the month, but reaching only 12° above the western horizon by the time we reach the end of the month.

Build a zero-magnification finder

Make an illuminated aiming device you can use on any telescope

OBSERVING VARIABLE STARS

Pete Lawrence is your guide to viewing variable stars so you can record their changes in brightness

COMETS AND ASTEROIDS

Fingers crossed for comet C/2022 E3 ZTF reaching naked-eye visibility this month