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All About Space

No. 139
Magazine

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 ISSUE 139

An Orion Nebula image tells a dramatic tale

Exposed heart of a galaxy

Fireworks from a stellar death

Detecting life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus would require 100 flybys through its geyser plumes

Fireball traced to a strange rocky meteoroid from the edge of the Solar System

NASA’s InSight lander recorded its biggest quake on Mars ever

NASA cancels climate change satellite to monitor greenhouse gases

WATER ON MARS

SHAPESHIFTING SPACECRAFT

“Dad was one of the greatest teachers ever” • Although Nick Sagan didn’t follow in the footsteps of his father, astronomer Carl Sagan, his novels, TV shows, movies and video games have clearly been influenced by his love of space

A BREAKTHROUGH SIMULATION MAY UNITE QUANTUM PHYSICS AND GENERAL RELATIVITY

DIY SPACE PROJECTS

ARE DWARF STARS REALLY THAT SMALL?

ARE WE LIVING IN A MULTIVERSE?

THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MULTIVERSE

LIFE IN THE MULTIVERSE

A MEGATSUNAMI SWEPT OVER MARS AFTER A MASSIVE ASTEROID HIT THE RED PLANET

ETA CARINAE • This star has refused to die thus far, but astronomers are sure it’s going to blow up soon

NEWS FROM ETA CARINAE

TEN AMAZING SPACE STATION EXPERIMENTS • The International Space Station is more than just an outpost in space – it’s a huge orbiting research laboratory

HUBBLE CAPTURES A DAZZLING EMBRACE OF MERGING GALAXIES • The mutual gravity during the collision is warping the structures’ shapes to form a ring

WHY DOESN’T JUPITER HAVE PROMINENT RINGS? • Given how massive Jupiter is, the gas giant should theoretically have a set of thick rings, so why are they so thin?

I want to get started in astronomy. Where do I begin?

WHAT’S IN THE SKY?

PLANETARIUM

THIS MONTH’S PLANETS

TIMOCHARIS • Go on a sightseeing tour of a little crater with a very violent past

NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS

THE EXOTIC NIGHT SKY OBJECTS OF GEMINI

THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

ASTROSHOTS OF THE MONTH

ASTRONAUT STARRY SKY STAR PROJECTOR • Perfect for any space fan, this charming device offers great value for money with a great deal of fun thrown in

IN THE SHOPS: BEST SMARTPHONES FOR ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY

JEFFREY A. HOFFMAN • The first astronaut to log more than 1,000 hours on board the Space Shuttle and the man who helped save Hubble

ALL ABOUT SPACE


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 100 Publisher: Future Publishing Ltd Edition: No. 139

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: January 26, 2023

Formats

OverDrive Magazine

subjects

Science

Languages

English

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 ISSUE 139

An Orion Nebula image tells a dramatic tale

Exposed heart of a galaxy

Fireworks from a stellar death

Detecting life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus would require 100 flybys through its geyser plumes

Fireball traced to a strange rocky meteoroid from the edge of the Solar System

NASA’s InSight lander recorded its biggest quake on Mars ever

NASA cancels climate change satellite to monitor greenhouse gases

WATER ON MARS

SHAPESHIFTING SPACECRAFT

“Dad was one of the greatest teachers ever” • Although Nick Sagan didn’t follow in the footsteps of his father, astronomer Carl Sagan, his novels, TV shows, movies and video games have clearly been influenced by his love of space

A BREAKTHROUGH SIMULATION MAY UNITE QUANTUM PHYSICS AND GENERAL RELATIVITY

DIY SPACE PROJECTS

ARE DWARF STARS REALLY THAT SMALL?

ARE WE LIVING IN A MULTIVERSE?

THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MULTIVERSE

LIFE IN THE MULTIVERSE

A MEGATSUNAMI SWEPT OVER MARS AFTER A MASSIVE ASTEROID HIT THE RED PLANET

ETA CARINAE • This star has refused to die thus far, but astronomers are sure it’s going to blow up soon

NEWS FROM ETA CARINAE

TEN AMAZING SPACE STATION EXPERIMENTS • The International Space Station is more than just an outpost in space – it’s a huge orbiting research laboratory

HUBBLE CAPTURES A DAZZLING EMBRACE OF MERGING GALAXIES • The mutual gravity during the collision is warping the structures’ shapes to form a ring

WHY DOESN’T JUPITER HAVE PROMINENT RINGS? • Given how massive Jupiter is, the gas giant should theoretically have a set of thick rings, so why are they so thin?

I want to get started in astronomy. Where do I begin?

WHAT’S IN THE SKY?

PLANETARIUM

THIS MONTH’S PLANETS

TIMOCHARIS • Go on a sightseeing tour of a little crater with a very violent past

NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS

THE EXOTIC NIGHT SKY OBJECTS OF GEMINI

THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

ASTROSHOTS OF THE MONTH

ASTRONAUT STARRY SKY STAR PROJECTOR • Perfect for any space fan, this charming device offers great value for money with a great deal of fun thrown in

IN THE SHOPS: BEST SMARTPHONES FOR ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY

JEFFREY A. HOFFMAN • The first astronaut to log more than 1,000 hours on board the Space Shuttle and the man who helped save Hubble

ALL ABOUT SPACE


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