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'Partial Supernova' Blasts White Dwarf Star Across The Milky Way

A strange white dwarf star hurtling through the Milky Way may be the survivor of a ‘partial supernova’, a new study finds.

WHEN SPACE IS THROWN UPWARDS ANTIGRAVITY

It’s the force that throws objects up, and if found it could be the holy grail for space travel among the stars

Moon tour: The Perseid last quarter Moon

Our natural satellite will interfere with this month’s meteor shower, but it’s worth looking at in its own right

THE HUNT FOR WHITE HOLES

The search for these eruptions in space-time has begun. Will they leave the pages of science fiction and enter reality?

Newborn star's X-rays shine light on Solar System's early days

In a new study, astronomers report the first detection of X-rays from a Sun-like star in the earliest phase of its evolution. This discovery may help scientists explore the earliest days of our Solar System and rewrite cosmic history.

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Omegon MightyMak 90

Highly portable, simple to use and ideal for beginners on a budget, this small telescope is an excellent introduction into astronomy

EUROPE PLANS FOR AN ICY ENCOUNTER

The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for its first-ever mission to Jupiter’s moons. All About Space speaks to the mission’s project scientist, Olivier Witasse, to find out why the Galilean satellites are so appealing

Exploring Space Using Virtual Reality

Collaborating with tech giants including Microsoft, NASA is now able to conquer the universe without needing to leave Earth – and you can come along for the ride

THE HIGGS BOSON COULD IT DESTROY THE UNIVERSE?

Could the God Particle cause space and time to collapse, as supposedly quoted by Stephen Hawking?

DESTINATION ALPHA CENTAURI

Some of the world’s top scientists are looking to reach for our nearest stars

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR THE SOLAR SYSTEM?

It may be a model of long-term stability, but our solar neighbourhood’s future holds some cataclysmic events and spectacular changes

PREPARE FOR PERSEVERANCE THE NEXT MARTIAN ROVER

Launching on 17 July, NASA’s new craft will hunt for signs of past microbial life, cache rock and dig for soil samples – all while preparing for human exploration of the Red Planet

NANCY GRACE ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE

Dr Roman was NASA’s first chief of astronomy and revolutionised how the cosmos is probed

Celestron NexStar 6SE

A high-quality telescope for beginners and intermediate astronomers alike, the Celestron NexStar 6SE is an instrument that promises years of usage

Deep sky challenge: Hunt for clusters and nebulae in Cygnus

No need to put your telescope into hibernation on light summer nights

Liftoff! SpaceX launches first astronauts for NASA on historic test flight

SpaceX launched astronauts for the first time ever today, making history and beginning a new age of commercial spaceflight.

The Man Behind Rocket Lab

All About Space speaks to the CEO and founder of Rocket Lab about the company’s successes in 2019, what the future holds in its collaboration with NASA and how SpaceX’s Starlink could impact astronomy

Do You Have What It Takes To Teach Yourself Art?

School’s out Formal art education is not for everyone. Artists who’ve self-taught talk to Dom Carter about the advantages and challenges of learning independently

Lost and found

RICHARD SUGG delves into the murky depths of Britain’s social history with a book that dredges up the hidden stories of everything we have chucked away over the last 500 years

Who's holding the baby?

Since the turn of the 20th century, Britain’s working mothers have been faced with the ultimate juggling act: holding down a job while raising a family. Helen McCarthy traces women’s attempts to solve the childcare conundrum

Under the shadow

DAVID LAVEN considers an important, but disappointing, new survey of Fascist Italy at war, from the invasion of Ethiopia to the alliance with Nazi Germany

MY HISTORY HERO: Beatrice shilling 1909–90

Cathy Newman, journalist and broadcaster, chooses

Garibaldi was feted by our Victorian ancestors in an unprecedented way

DAVID OLUSOGA explores lesser-known stories from our past

Family fortunes

MARK CORNWALL recommends a masterful account of a dynasty that dominated Europe for more than four centuries and spread its influence across the globe

THE FIGHT TO THE END... AND BEYOND

As Britons celebrated VE Day, German troops were engaged in pitiless clashes on the Dutch island of texel against rebel fighters-from Georgia, Eric Lee tells the story of the final battle of Europe's second World War

THE LAST DAYS OF EARTH

In the grand cosmic scale of the universe, our planet is doomed. All About Space explores what will occur during Earth’s final moments

Strange ingredient in interstellar comet Borisov offers a clue to its origins

Astronomers have revealed the unusual chemical composition inside 2I/ Borisov, the interstellar comet that visited our Solar System last year. A strange ingredient has provided new clues about where this travelling space rock originated from.

THERE'S MORE WATER ON JUPITER THAN FIRST THOUGHT

Observations from the Jovian king’s companion spacecraft have turned up an astounding result

SPACE, SATELLITES AND SELF-ISOLATION THE ASTRONOMICAL IMPACT OF COVID-19

Coronavirus has had seismic effects on all aspects of life globally, but what has the space industry been able to tell us, and what can it do to help?