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Bigger and Bigger

The scale of the universe is so vast that it can be hard to grasp. One of the best ways to comprehend it is by starting on a relatively small scale with our home planet, Earth, and working outwards

Planet Profile Jupiter

The largest planet has a lot to tell us

STEVEN FREELAND: “WE ARE AT A CROSSROADS WHEN IT COMES TO SPACE”

Steven Freeland speaks to All About Space about the importance of space law, the future of space travel and who is liable when something goes wrong

OTHER-WORLD GREENHOUSES

To settle on another planet we will need to grow plants there, but how?

This month's planets

Track down the ringed giant in the evening sky throughout the warmer months – you’ll be glad that you did

NASA Wants To Change The Way It Protects Astronauts From Radiation

With long-term missions in the pipeline, safety is paramount

In the shops

The latest books, apps, software, tech and accessories for space and astronomy fans alike

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

3 Free Digital Books For Every Reader!

3 free digital books for every reader!

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

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

Could Life Exist Around Black Holes?

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

Marriage of misery

FERN RIDDELL recommends a vivid biography of a women’s rights campaigner who shook off the shackles of married life

Redrawing the battleground

MICHAEL WOOD gives his verdict on an ambitious book that attempts to finally provide a definitive location for one of the most famous battles in Anglo-Saxon history

Class dismissed

News that some UK universities are to cut their history degrees in favour of more “vocational” courses sparked a strong online reaction. ANNA WHITELOCK charted Twitter’s response

Mary Wortley Montagu The scourge of smallpox

That humanity won its battle with smallpox is in no small part down to the resilience of a woman who pioneered inoculation in 18th-century Britain, in the teeth of tremendous resistance. JO WILLETT reveals how Mary Wortley Montagu changed the course of medical history

Best and brightest?

PETER MANDLER considers a sweeping analysis of meritocracy’s role in shaping the western world and debates the effectiveness of attempts to usher in equality

Scheming and slaughter

NIGEL JONES appraises an extensive survey of assassinations throughout history, from the blood-soaked stabbings of ancient Rome to the drone strikes of modern warfare

Traditions constitute the invisible, under-the-surface flow of history

LIVING HISTORY IN THE AMERICAS

ROME GLORIED IN CLEOPATRA'S TALE OF DECADENCE, LUST AND DEATH

Joyce Tyldesley on an Egyptian queen’s ill-fated entanglements with three Roman generals