All About Space

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.

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A giant moon collision may have given rise to Saturn’s iconic rings

Thousands of active red galaxy hearts with powerful radio signals have been discovered

Webb’s early galaxy images are oddly bright

NASA wants a ‘lunar freezer’ for its Artemis Moon missions

The Milky Way is warped, and it might be the work of dark matter

NASA extends the New Horizons mission through the late 2020s

WIN AN OLIVON PC-3 10x56 BINOCULAR WORTH £349! • Embark on a fuss-free tour of the night sky with this month’s competition prize

EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSE • New theories and observations are shedding light on the very beginnings of the universe and the formation of the first stars and galaxies. But they’re also revealing unexpected mysteries

LUNAR MASS DRIVER • Future cargo delivery on the Moon

“Looking at Earth from space… it’s phenomenal” • The former NASA astronaut recounts her spaceflight career, family and more as she promotes her new book, Air Born

HYPOTHETICAL ‘DARK PHOTONS’ COULD SHINE A LIGHT ON DARK MATTER • These massive particles could serve as the connection between dark matter and the everyday matter that comprises stars, planets and us

3D SIMULATIONS SUGGEST THAT SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES EAT MORE QUICKLY THAN EXPECTED • Black holes at the hearts of galaxies have an unexpected delivery service that helps them feed over months rather than hundreds of years

OCEAN WORLDS • Pack your swimming costume – the Solar System is much wetter than you think

HOW NASA’S OSIRIS-REX MISSION WILL HELP PROTECT EARTH AGAINST ASTEROID BENNU AND ITS FLYBY IN 2182

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EUCLID • This space telescope will shed light on the dark universe

THE VLT FINDS A SURPRISE EXOPLANET IN A THREE-BODY STAR SYSTEM • Astronomers made an unexpected discovery when reanalysing images taken by one of the world’s largest telescopes

IS EARTH IN DANGER? • A first-of-its-kind ‘scientific health check’ shows global life-support systems are outside the limits at which humanity evolved and civilisation emerged

NEW DRUG SHOWS POTENTIAL TO AID ASTRONAUTS DURING FUTURE MISSIONS TO THE MOON AND MARS • BP-NELL-PEG has shown promising results of combatting microgravity bone loss in mice. However, it’s yet to be tested in humans

HOW IS WATER FORMING ON THE MOON? • Scientists have made a breakthrough discovery to explain the origin of water ice. Could water on the lunar surface be forming due to high-energy electrons from Earth?

HOW THE MOON ENCOUNTERS EARTH’S MAGNETOTAIL • The Moon travels right through this part of our planet’s magnetosphere

NASA SEEKS CITIZEN SCIENTISTS TO CAPTURE THE APRIL 2024 TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE • If you’re in the path of totality, you can contribute to research about the Sun

How does the interstellar medium help form stars?

WEBB SNAPS THE MOST DISTANT GRAVITATIONALLY LENSED OBJECT EVER SEEN • The stunning image reveals a perfectly formed Einstein ring

WHAT’S IN THE SKY? • What to look out for during this observing period

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THIS MONTH’S PLANETS • Venus continues to dazzle in the dawn sky as a bright spark of light

MONS PICO AND PLATO’S MOUNTAINS • These lunar peaks are worth exploring with a telescope

NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS • The night sky is rich in pretty star clusters and bright, colourful stars

TOUR BEYOND THE ORION NEBULA • Track down some of winter’s lesser known wonders on the next clear and chilly...