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CELESTRON POWERSEEKER 127EQ
This impressive telescope’s aperture and equatorial mount make it tempting to beginner astronomers
MOON PROFILE - EUROPA
One of the Solar System’s famous ocean worlds is an exciting prospect for further exploration
Simon Morden - “If life is simply a question of the right environment, then yes, Mars had life”
Planetary scientist and award-winning sciencefiction writer Dr Simon Morden talks to All About Space about his obsession with Mars and his latest science-fact book on the Red Planet
20 UNIVERSE MYTHS ABUSTED
Think you know all about space? Here are 20 myths about the universe that need debunking
HOW TO BUILD A GALAXY
The making of these billion-star structures has been puzzling astronomers for decades. All About Space puts together the pieces for building a galaxy
10 SPACECRAFT THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
The past, present and future of the world’s greatest spacecraft, from the early pioneers to the modern marvels
SPACE VOLCANOES
From Venus to Mars and the moons around far-flung planets, volcanoes have helped shape the bodies of our Solar System
MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE - WHY DO ASTRONAUTS EXPERIENCE MUSCLE LOSS?
Discover how sending worms into space is helping unlock ways for humans to spend longer beyond Earth
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
GAMMA-RAY OBSERVATORY
This far-sighted next-generation telescope array may help answer some of the universe's biggest mysteries
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
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
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.
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
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
NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS
Summer skies are full of celestial wonders, particularly in Cygnus and Aquarius
MOON TOUR - ERATOSTHENES CRATER
Make the most of this well-defined asteroid impact
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
DARK THE FORCE TEARING SPACE APART ENERGY
It's the most mystifying phenomenon in the universe, but we're hot on its trail
WOBBLY SPACE JETS MAY AFFECT ALIEN LIFE
Binary star protoplanets could form differently due to infalling material
MARS ROVER PICKS ITS OWN ROCK SAMPLES
Perseverance is analysing each sample's elemental composition in the ongoing search for ancient life
Chris Carberry 'We've never landed something like this on Mars'
All About Space catches up with Chris Carberry, cofounder of Explore Mars Inc, about plans to land humans on Mars' moon Phobos
EARTH TO THE MOON
Jump on board the Orion as we follow the route planned for the Artemis astronauts
LAUNCH FOR THE MOON
NASA's biggest mission in over 50 years will put boots back on the Moon and bring us one step closer to Mars
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft takes a big step towards its 2024 launch
NASA's Europa Clipper mission is one step closer to starting its journey to Jupiter's icy moon.
Asteroid Ryugu contains material older than the planets
Ryugu contains some of the most primitive material ever studied on Earth, dating back to just 5 million years after the formation of the Solar System according to analyses of samples retrieved by Japan's Hayabusa2 mission. Because it's so old, it's made of the same material that formed the planets. "Ryugu is one of the building blocks of Earth," Hisayoshi Yurimoto, a professor at Hokkaido University in Japan, said.
SOLVING THE SUN'S BURNING MYSTERY
Scientists have spent decades trying to figure out why the Sun's atmosphere heats to extreme temperatures
COMETS FADE NEAR SATURN'S ORBIT
It's not just about the Sun's heat
OUR SATELLITE'S STARS SHED LIGHT ON GALAXY FORMATION
Mapping of the Large Magellanic Cloud reveals starry secrets
ASTEROID IMPACT UNLIKELY UNTIL 2880
Earthlings can breathe a little easier for the next 800 years