Every issue All About Space delivers fascinating articles and features on all aspects of space and space travel with mind-blowing photography and full-colour illustrations that bring the amazing universe around us to life.
WELCOME
LAUNCH PAD • YOUR FIRST CONTACT WITH THE UNIVERSE
ASTRONOMERS SPOT FIRST ACTIVITY ON GIANT MEGA COMET BEYOND SATURN
CURIOSITY ROVER DISCOVERS THAT EVIDENCE OF PAST LIFE ON MARS MAY HAVE BEEN ERASED
ASTRONOMERS DISCOVER A QUARTET OF TEENAGE ALIEN PLANETS FAR, FAR AWAY
RARE ‘TEARDROP’ STAR AND ITS INVISIBLE PARTNER ARE DOOMED TO EXPLODE IN A MASSIVE SUPERNOVA
ROCKET START-UP SKYRORA WANTS TO SALVAGE AN ICONIC UK SATELLITE FOR MUSEUM DISPLAY
UNISTELLAR TEAMS UP WITH NIKON TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HIGH-TECH SKY-WATCHING
COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE …FROM HOW IT BEGAN TO ITS ULITIMATE FATE • OUR UNIVERSE ENCOMPASSES EVERYTHING AROUND US, COUNTLESS STARS, PLANETS AND GALAXIES STRETCHING AS FAR AS OUR TELESCOPES CAN SEE, WITH VAST EXPANSES BEYOND THEM THAT LIE FOREVER OUT OF SIGHT. IT’S A BIG SUBJECT – THE BIGGEST OF ALL – SO JOIN US AS WE BREAK DOWN THE BASICS
LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
EXPLORING THE MULTIVERSE
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
UNIVERSE BY NUMBERS
OTHER-WORLD GREENHOUSES • To settle on another planet we will need to grow plants there, but how?
“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
EXTREME EXOPLANETS • THE MORE WE LEARN ABOUT EXOPLANETS, THE MORE WE REALISE THE UNIVERSE IS STRANGER THAN WE EVER IMAGINED
NASA WANTS TO CHANGE THE WAY IT PROTECTS ASTRONAUTS FROM RADIATION • With long-term missions in the pipeline, safety is paramount
POLARIS • The more we find out about our guiding star, the more it fascinates us
POLARIS BY NUMBERS
NEWLY FOUND MEGA COMET MAY BE THE LARGEST SEEN IN RECORDED HISTORY • The comet is truly a behemoth, beating other known comets thousandfold
PLANTS IN SPACE • PLANTS ARE UNSUNG HEROES, ESSENTIAL FOR LONGER TERM DEEP-SPACE EXPLORATION BY CREWED SPACECRAFT
MOON TREES • These seeds flew further than most humans ever will
TIMELINE • Many plants have spread their roots in space
HOW DOES A SPACE GARDEN GROW? • Explore the different experiments growing life on the ISS
DID YOU KNOW?
RETHINKING BLACK HOLES • Delving deep into the workings of these high-gravity objects could turn our theories on their head
PLANET PROFILE JUPITER • The largest planet has a lot to tell us
JUPITER BY NUMBERS
WHY DID A STAR NEARLY VANISH FROM THE SKY? • A star close to the heart of the Milky Way dimmed by 97 per cent for 200 days, and no one quite knows how
VVV-WIT-08 BY NUMBERS
SIX POTENTIAL EXPLANATIONS • What could have caused the star to dim?
BLOCKING THE LIGHT • How light from VVV-WIT-08 was prevented from reaching Earth
OTHER STELLAR VANISHING ACTS • How does VVV-WIT-08 compare with other long-lasting stellar eclipses?
ASK Space • Our experts answer your questions
EXPLORE THE MILKY WAY • Be a cosmic tourist and take All About Space’s tour of our home galaxy
WHAT’S IN THE SKY?
PLANETARIUM • 26 AUGUST 2021
THIS MONTH’S PLANETS • Track down the ringed giant in the evening sky throughout the warmer months – you’ll be glad that you did
MAJOR CRATERS OF THE MOON • Take a tour of the Moon’s most...