All About Space UK - Issue 132

In this issue

Mars rover picks its own rock samples
Perseverance is analysing each sample’s elemental composition in the ongoing search for ancient life.

Wobbly space jets may affect alien life
Binary star planets could form differently due to infalling material..

Asteroid Ryugu contains material older than the planets

Ryugu contains some of the most primitive material ever studied on Earth, dating back to just 5 million years after the formation of the Solar System according to analyses of samples retrieved by Japan's Hayabusa2 mission. Because it's so old, it's made of the same material that formed the planets. "Ryugu is one of the building blocks of Earth," Hisayoshi Yurimoto, a professor at Hokkaido University in Japan, said.

2 mins

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft takes a big step towards its 2024 launch

NASA's Europa Clipper mission is one step closer to starting its journey to Jupiter's icy moon.

1 min

LAUNCH FOR THE MOON

NASA's biggest mission in over 50 years will put boots back on the Moon and bring us one step closer to Mars

5 mins

EARTH TO THE MOON

Jump on board the Orion as we follow the route planned for the Artemis astronauts

7 mins

Chris Carberry 'We've never landed something like this on Mars'

All About Space catches up with Chris Carberry, cofounder of Explore Mars Inc, about plans to land humans on Mars' moon Phobos

6 mins

MARS ROVER PICKS ITS OWN ROCK SAMPLES

Perseverance is analysing each sample's elemental composition in the ongoing search for ancient life

2 mins

WOBBLY SPACE JETS MAY AFFECT ALIEN LIFE

Binary star protoplanets could form differently due to infalling material

3 mins

DARK THE FORCE TEARING SPACE APART ENERGY

It's the most mystifying phenomenon in the universe, but we're hot on its trail

9 mins

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Discover the wonders of the Universe. 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.