All About Space UK - Issue 146

In this issue

Time appeared to move five times slower in the first billion years after the Big Bang.

Climate change in the Solar System
Alongside Earth, our planetary neighbourhood is changing. But not for the better…

Six of the best space pranks
It turns out that the sky isn’t the limit when it comes to a good old-fashioned practical joke..

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MILKY WAY

The Milky Way is our home galaxy – a vast star factory with a monstrous black hole at its heart. Join our tour of the cosmic pinwheel that’s home to every star we can see in the night sky

10+ mins

Neil deGrasse Tyson - "It would be cool if we were some simulation"

The host of StarTalk has become one of the world's best known astrophysicists, popularising space and science for millions

7 mins

OBJECT HOTTER THAN THE SUN FOUND ORBITING A DISTANT STAR AT BREAKNECK SPEED

A weird celestial object that’s blurring the line between planet and star has been uncovered

2 mins

WILL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHANGE ASTRONOMY?

With computers growing smarter than ever, training them how to spot and categorise astronomical objects could lead to a plethora of breakthroughs

7 mins

COSMIC 'SANDWICH' THEORY COULD EXPLAIN HOW SMALLER PLANETS ARE FORMED

Sandwiched planet formation may arise as the result of gas and dust being squeezed between large planets

3 mins

NEPTUNE

The isolated azure ice giant remains a relative mystery

4 mins

WHAT CAN WE DO WITH A CAPTURED ASTEROID?

Asteroids could provide us with rare resources

2 mins

TIME APPEARED TO MOVE FIVE TIMES SLOWER IN THE FIRST BILLION YEARS AFTER THE BIG BANG

Time dilation, brought about by the relativistic expansion of space, has resulted in the observed slowing of ‘clocks’ in the early universe

3 mins

CLIMATES CHANGE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Alongside Earth, our planetary neighbourhood is changing. But not for the better…

8 mins

SIX OF THE BEST SPACE PRANKS

It turns out that the sky isn’t the limit when it comes to a good old-fashioned practical joke

4 mins

MARS HELICOPTER PHONES HOME AFTER A 63-DAY SILENCE

Rugged terrain had kept Ingenuity from communicating with its robotic partner, the Perseverance rover

1 min

MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE - WHY DOES JUPITER CHANGE COLOUR?

For years, scientists have tried to work out why Jupiter’s bands frequently move and change colour. Now they believe they’ve found the answer

7 mins

A HUNGRY BLACK HOLE 'SWITCHES ON' AS ASTRONOMERS WATCH IN SURPRISE

J221951 is one of the most extreme examples yet

3 mins

MOON TOUR - COPERNICUS

Get up close to the ‘Monarch of the Moon’

3 mins

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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.