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
Juno see s hurricanes at Jupiter’s north pole
Artemis gets ready to roll
Whirlpool of gold
Fuel leak delays NASA’s Artemis I Moon mission launch
SETI pioneer Frank Drake, of Drake equation fame, passes away at 92
The James Webb Space Telescope snags its first direct photo of an alien world
NASA awards SpaceX $1.4 billion for five more astronaut missions
COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE MOON • Even though we know more about our natural satellite than any other celestial body – and have even visited it – the Moon continues to fascinate us
SPACE FACTORIES
“The early universe was slightly lumpy” • All About Space speaks to the much-celebrated Astronomer Royal Martin Rees about his contributions to the Big Bang theory and life on other planets
HYPERGIANT STARS • They’re the biggest stars in the universe – cosmic monsters up to a million times brighter than the Sun – so how do supergiant and hypergiant stars push the limits of astrophysics?
WEBB SNIFFS OUT AN ALIEN WORLD’S CARBON DIOXIDE • No telescope has ever detected carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere before
THE SUN • The Solar System would be nothing if it weren’t for the power and influence of our nearest star
SCIENTISTS GET A GRUESOME LOOK AT HOW OUR SUN WILL EAT PLANETS
WHAT ARE PLANETS LIKE ON THE INSIDE? • Even among the worlds of our Solar System we see a huge variety of planets
IMPOSSIBLE PLANETS • They’re weird. They’re wonderful. But they also shouldn’t exist. All About Space meets the worlds that have gone against the odds to exist in our universe
NEW MARS MAP REVEALS HISTORY OF THE RED PLANET
WHAT CAUSES LIGHTNING SUPERBOLTS? • Superbolts have the potential to be very destructive, yet scientists still don’t know why they pack more power than ordinary lightning
How does organic material on Enceladus compare to that found on Mars?
15 TIPS YOU NEED TO BE A BETTER ASTRONOMER • From planning ahead to improving your observing skills, here’s how to make your time outside with the night sky more efficient and enjoyable
WHAT’S IN THE SKY? • What to look out for during this observing period
PLANETARIUM
THIS MONTH’S PLANETS • Mars takes pride of place in the evening sky alongside the majority of its neighbouring Solar System planets
MONS PICO • Explore one of the most isolated mountains on the lunar surface
NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS
THE BULL AND CHARIOTEER’S DEEP-SKY WONDERS • In late autumn, the constellations of Taurus and Auriga are packed with objects for telescope owners
THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE • You no longer need to stay up late to enjoy a whole host of night-sky objects
ASTROSHOTS OF THE MONTH
VAONIS STELLINA OBSERVATION STATION • A combination of telescope and camera, this instrument brings the universe to the palm of your hand in minutes
IN THE SHOPS: STAR PROJECTORS • Our round-up of the best star projectors on the market right now
ROGER PENROSE • His academic work changed and shaped the way we see the cosmos
ALL ABOUT SPACE