All About Space UK - Issue 133

In this issue

Robert Woodrow Wilson
We talk to the Nobel prize winner about his discovery of Big Bang radiation.

The search for wormholes
Unscrambling the fact from the fiction, with the help of the scientists who know them best.

Backyard astronomy on a budget
All the fun of astronomy without breaking the bank..

GAMMA-RAY OBSERVATORY

This far-sighted next-generation telescope array may help answer some of the universe's biggest mysteries

3 mins

Robert Woodrow Wilson - “Dicke put the phone down and said… ‘Boys, we’ve been scooped!’”

When radiation left over from the heat of the Big Bang was discovered by astronomers Robert Wilson and Arno Penzias in 1964, it caused a revolution in cosmology. All About Space catches up with the Nobel prizewinning Wilson to uncover just how much

7 mins

20 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT THE UNIVERSE

From the size of hypergiant stars to the weird effects of space travel on the human body, prepare to have your mind blown by the awesome cosmos we live in

10+ mins

INSTANT EXPERT - HOW MANY TYPES OF SPACE STATION ARE THERE?

The ISS is the largest and best-known space station, but it is not the first or the last in space

2 mins

USER MANUAL - MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER (MRO)

From the fascination it has provided the field of astronomy with for centuries, to the secrets it has yielded since the first Mars mission in 1960, the Red Planet remains an elusive and esoteric point in the night sky.

4 mins

FOCUS ON GAMMA-RAY BURSTS MIGHT BE MUCH RARER THAN WE THOUGHT.

Simulations of black hole birth are unlocking the secrets of these bright-light phenomena

4 mins

FOCUS ON - WEBB TELESCOPE TO GET BEST VIEW YET OF FAILED STARS AND ROGUE WORLDS

Not much is known about these tiny celestial bodies, which are hard to see

2 mins

MOON TOUR - ERATOSTHENES CRATER

Make the most of this well-defined asteroid impact

3 mins

NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS

Summer skies are full of celestial wonders, particularly in Cygnus and Aquarius

1 min

DEEP SKY CHALLENGE - DIVING DEEP INTO THE SUMMER SKY

Find the ghostly remains of dead stars, glittering ancient star clusters and a spectacular distant galaxy

2 mins

Read all stories from {{magazineName}}

All About Space UK Magazine Description:

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.