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The trip of my dreams
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

The trip of my dreams

Scout Simon Shemetilo won a VIP visit to a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral

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2 mins  |
May 2023
The Everyday Astronaut "It's okay to get really technical with people"
All About Space UK

The Everyday Astronaut "It's okay to get really technical with people"

The Everyday Astronaut turns out to be a not-so-everyday kind of person. Here he reveals his one on ones with Elon Musk and how he brings space down to Earth for everyday people

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6 mins  |
Issue 142
The story of SKYLAB
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

The story of SKYLAB

Fifty years on from its launch, Jane Green takes a look back at the troubles and triumphs of the USA's trailblazing space station

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7 mins  |
May 2023
INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT

In April's Sky at Night, chemist Mark Sephton revealed how we'll look for signs of Martian life in samples collected by Perseverance

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4 mins  |
May 2023
DEEP-SKY TOUR
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

DEEP-SKY TOUR

Everybody knows the Plough, but can you find all six Messier objects in the surrounding field?

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3 mins  |
May 2023
Blowing bubbles in the early Universe
BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Blowing bubbles in the early Universe

Do infant galaxies work together to clear the hydrogen around them?

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2 mins  |
May 2023
SPIDERFAB SPACE CONSTRUCTION
All About Space UK

SPIDERFAB SPACE CONSTRUCTION

The new technology that combines 3D printing and large-scale construction in space

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2 mins  |
Issue 142
WHEN STARS GO SUPERNOVA
All About Space UK

WHEN STARS GO SUPERNOVA

+ THE TITANIC ERUPTIONS THAT GIVE RISE TO LIFE  + OUR STELLAR NEIGHBOURS DUE TO EXPLODE \"NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THIS EXPLOSION IS\"  Astrophysicist Christopher Frohmaier

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Issue 142
A RADIO TELESCOPE ON THE MOON'S FAR SIDE WILL PEER INTO THE UNIVERSE'S 'DARK AGES'
All About Space UK

A RADIO TELESCOPE ON THE MOON'S FAR SIDE WILL PEER INTO THE UNIVERSE'S 'DARK AGES'

The LuSEE-Night pathfinder is scheduled to launch a few years from now

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Issue 142
WHICH PLANETS HAVE RINGS?
All About Space UK

WHICH PLANETS HAVE RINGS?

Saturn is famously encircled by a bright and complex ring system, but it's not alone in possessing one

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2 mins  |
Issue 142
33 YEARS OF HUBBLE
All About Space UK

33 YEARS OF HUBBLE

The Hubble Space Telescope has astounded for decades, returning breathtaking images and groundbreaking science from its position high above Earth

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9 mins  |
Issue 142
BLACK HOLES SPOTTED ON A COLLISION COURSE
All About Space UK

BLACK HOLES SPOTTED ON A COLLISION COURSE

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has seen the first evidence of black holes in dwarf galaxies about to impact

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2 mins  |
Issue 142
3 rules behind every diet that works
BBC Science Focus

3 rules behind every diet that works

We're fed up with navigating all the tips and advice online telling us how to lose weight, so we asked an obesity expert to reveal whether anything actually works for weight loss

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10 mins  |
April 2023
COMPLETE CIRCUITRY OF AN INSECT BRAIN MAPPED FOR THE FIRST TIME
BBC Science Focus

COMPLETE CIRCUITRY OF AN INSECT BRAIN MAPPED FOR THE FIRST TIME

The model shows every single neuron and connection in the brain of a fruit fly larva

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1 min  |
April 2023
SET THE JUICE LOOSE
BBC Science Focus

SET THE JUICE LOOSE

This month, the JUICE mission blasts off on its eight-year voyage to Jupiter. Once there, it will peer at the planet's moons to find out if life could be lurking beneath their icy crusts...

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7 mins  |
April 2023
GETTING A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP IMPROVES IMMUNE RESPONSE TO VACCINATIONS
BBC Science Focus

GETTING A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP IMPROVES IMMUNE RESPONSE TO VACCINATIONS

People who sleep for less than six hours a night produce significantly fewer antibodies after getting their jabs

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April 2023
DREAMS ARE BIZARRE, SO WHY DO THEY SEEM NORMAL WHEN WE'RE ASLEEP?
BBC Science Focus

DREAMS ARE BIZARRE, SO WHY DO THEY SEEM NORMAL WHEN WE'RE ASLEEP?

Our sleeping brains weave a patchwork out of our memories in complex, baffling ways

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3 mins  |
April 2023
THE EXPLAINER PHOBIAS
BBC Science Focus

THE EXPLAINER PHOBIAS

AN EXPLORATION INTO THE ORIGINS AND TREATMENTS OF IRRATIONAL FEARS

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6 mins  |
April 2023
WEIRD CREATURES OF THE DEEP
How It Works UK

WEIRD CREATURES OF THE DEEP

Meet the strange and wonderful animals living thousands of metres below the surface of our oceans

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8 mins  |
Issue 176
HOW RADIATION SUITS WORK
How It Works UK

HOW RADIATION SUITS WORK

These garments stop this invisible form of energy from wreaking havoc on the human body

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2 mins  |
Issue 176
How we taste food
How It Works UK

How we taste food

Discover the chemicals that combine to create an extensive assortment of flavours

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7 mins  |
Issue 176
THE POLAR VORTEX EXPLAINED
How It Works UK

THE POLAR VORTEX EXPLAINED

What is the polar vortex, and how does it keep the climate in check?

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2 mins  |
Issue 176
INSIDE AIR FORCE ONE
How It Works UK

INSIDE AIR FORCE ONE

What's on board the US president's personal aeroplane?

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2 mins  |
Issue 176
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
How It Works UK

NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS

The explosive science behind the biggest human-made blasts on Earth

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4 mins  |
Issue 176
THE WEIRD WORLD OF AIRSHIPS
How It Works UK

THE WEIRD WORLD OF AIRSHIPS

Pioneering aircraft that captured the imagination of a generation, airships have a brief but action-packed history

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9 mins  |
Issue 176
DRILLING FOR OIL
How It Works UK

DRILLING FOR OIL

How machines and people work together on an oil rig

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3 mins  |
Issue 176
SPIES IN THE SKY
How It Works UK

SPIES IN THE SKY

From balloons to satellites, Earth is under constant surveillance from above

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6 mins  |
Issue 176
What are the CROWN JEWELS WORTH?
How It Works UK

What are the CROWN JEWELS WORTH?

Discover the history of the precious artefacts worn by Britain's monarchs

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7 mins  |
Issue 176
DOWN ON THE ROBOT FARM
BBC Science Focus

DOWN ON THE ROBOT FARM

IN THE WEST, FARM WORKERS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY... BUT ROBOTS ARE READY TO TAKE THEIR JOBS

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6 mins  |
April 2023
Can we feel others' emotions?
BBC Science Focus

Can we feel others' emotions?

Mantis, from Guardians Of The Galaxy, is an empath. Do we feel the same way, too?

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2 mins  |
April 2023