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Félicette: THE INSIDE STORY OF A SPACE CAT

What happened when a feline was blasted off into space?

JUPITER'S OCEAN MOON EUROPA MAY HAVE DEEP-SEA VOLCANOES

Jupiter moon may be an even more promising abode for life than scientists thought

WEIRD NEARBY GAMMA-RAY BURST DEFIES EXPECTATIONS

This isn’t how they’re supposed to behave

Deep sky challenge: Stars, clusters and nebulae of summer

Glittering stellar groupings, a star’s corpse and a beautiful double star can be seen through any size of telescope

MORE ACCURATE CLOCKS MAY ADD MORE DISORDER TO THE UNIVERSE

All clocks create entropy, but accuracy might come at a higher cost

ORBITAL SERVICE STATION

If rockets could be refuelled in space, it could open up interplanetary travel

DR MEREDITH RAWLS: SATELLITES VS ASTRONOMY

Rawls speaks to All About Space about the impact of low-Earth orbit satellites on ground-based astronomy and how our experience of the night sky is going to change

Could Life Exist Around Black Holes?

They warp time and space, but could they also nurture life?

How Do Astronauts Clean A Space Station?

Astronauts have to keep the space station clean to keep microbes under control

SAMPLE RETURN FROM TITAN

A new NASA Institute of Advanced Concepts study is looking at the surprising advantages of a mission to Saturn’s moon

“IT'S THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT WE'RE NOT WRITING ABOUT”

All About Space speaks with the former NASA astronaut about his time in space and his newfound ‘cosmic perspective’

LAUNCH PAD

YOUR FIRST CONTACT WITH THE UNIVERSE

WORLDS WITHOUT SUNS

Astronomers are still on the hunt for rogue planets, but what can they tell us about the layout of our cosmos?

ON BOARD THE VOMIT COMET

You’d better have a strong stomach: in space, everyone can hear you spew

APOLLO ANNIVERSARY BACK TO THE MOON

MANY NATIONS ARE INTERESTED IN RETURNING TO THE MOON TO EXPLORE AND MINE IT

Is Our Sun Going Into Hibernation?

Each sunspot cycle has been getting less intense. Is our star falling asleep?

10 Amazing Volcanoes In The Solar System

Explore these violent openings into the inner workings and origins of the planets and their moons

FORGOTTEN PLANS TO REACH THE MOON

Before Apollo, many ingenious lunar landing schemes were proposed that could have changed history

RISE OF VERA RUBIN'S SUPER OBSERVATORY

Astronomy’s new era will be defined by a wider and deeper view of the universe

JEREMIAS PFAFF: THE BOUNDARIES OF QUANTUM PHYSICS

Jeremias Pfaff speaks to All About Space about what it takes to measure gravity on such a minute scale. The next step? To go even smaller

HUNT FOR THE UNIVERSE'S MISSING STARS

An international team of astronomers is on the hunt for objects that should be impossible

FOUND! SAFEST PLACE TO LIVE IN THE MILKY WAY

Astronomers have searched our galaxy to identify the safest places to live. As it turns out, we’re in a pretty good spot

HOW TO SPOT A FAKE SPACE PHOTO

Reveal if that sensational image is real or a fraud with All About Space’s top tips

CELESTRON CPC 800 GPS (XLT)

With its StarBright XLT technology, this catadioptric instrument is worth every penny: an excellent investment for serious sky-watchers

Deep sky challenge: A Gaggle of glittering globular clusters

Messier 13 isn’t the only stellar gathering to see in the early summer sky

Can We Detect Wormholes?

They’re a staple of science fiction, but could they be real? New research suggests wormholes could be somewhere around us, and we could uncover them

THE TRUTH ABOUT ROSEWELL FILES

Did a flying saucer really crash land in America in 1947, only to be hushed up by the government?

DR QUEENIE HOI SHAN CHAN - SEEKING THE ORIGINS OF LIFE

A planetary scientist with a very steady hand, Queenie Chan speaks to All About Space about her work on tiny specks of asteroid samples collected by the Hayabusa mission

SIGNALS FROM SATURN

An unusual signal from the ringed planet’s moon Rhea now has a possible explanation