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PREPARE FOR PERSEVERANCE THE NEXT MARTIAN ROVER

Launching on 17 July, NASA’s new craft will hunt for signs of past microbial life, cache rock and dig for soil samples – all while preparing for human exploration of the Red Planet

NANCY GRACE ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE

Dr Roman was NASA’s first chief of astronomy and revolutionised how the cosmos is probed

Celestron NexStar 6SE

A high-quality telescope for beginners and intermediate astronomers alike, the Celestron NexStar 6SE is an instrument that promises years of usage

Deep sky challenge: Hunt for clusters and nebulae in Cygnus

No need to put your telescope into hibernation on light summer nights

Liftoff! SpaceX launches first astronauts for NASA on historic test flight

SpaceX launched astronauts for the first time ever today, making history and beginning a new age of commercial spaceflight.

The Wonders Of Radio Astronomy

Radio can unmask many hidden properties about the universe, including merging galaxies and Fast Radio Bursts. Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith speaks to All About Space about the mysterious majesty of the field

THE LAST DAYS OF EARTH

In the grand cosmic scale of the universe, our planet is doomed. All About Space explores what will occur during Earth’s final moments

Strange ingredient in interstellar comet Borisov offers a clue to its origins

Astronomers have revealed the unusual chemical composition inside 2I/ Borisov, the interstellar comet that visited our Solar System last year. A strange ingredient has provided new clues about where this travelling space rock originated from.

THERE'S MORE WATER ON JUPITER THAN FIRST THOUGHT

Observations from the Jovian king’s companion spacecraft have turned up an astounding result

SPACE, SATELLITES AND SELF-ISOLATION THE ASTRONOMICAL IMPACT OF COVID-19

Coronavirus has had seismic effects on all aspects of life globally, but what has the space industry been able to tell us, and what can it do to help?

RISE OF THE SUPER TELESCOPE

As work continues on its design and construction, we take you inside the Extremely Large Telescope as it prepares for first light

CREW DRAGON LAUNCH

This spring will see the return of astronauts being launched from American soil aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule

HAVE WE FOUND THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE?

Whether or not our cosmos comes to an end is a question astronomers are tackling with some surprising results

ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

This member of the ExoMars team is a vital component in the hunt for methane in the Red Planet’s atmosphere

Celestron CPC 800 GPS (XLT)

Ideal for the serious astrophotographer, this superb instrument is a must-have for those looking to upgrade from a beginner scope