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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
YOUR FIRST CONTACT WITH THE UNIVERSE
HABITABLE EXOPLANETS, BLACK HOLES AND INCLUSIVITY ARE TOP PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT DECADE
NEW MISSION WILL MEASURE HOW MUCH HEAT EARTH IS TRAPPING FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
ASTRONOMERS DETECT WATER IN ONE OF THE OLDEST KNOWN GALAXIES
A MASSIVE COMET EXPLODING OVER CHILE 12,000 YEARS AGO MAY HAVE CREATED STRANGE GLASSY ROCKS
WEIRD COSMIC OBJECT KEEPS EXPLODING OVER AND OVER, AND SCIENTISTS DON’T KNOW WHY
NASA PICKS LANDING SITE AT THE MOON’S SOUTH POLE FOR ICE-DRILLING ROBOT
THE COMPLETE GUIDE MARS • WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE FOURTH ROCK FROM THE SUN EVERY DAY
MARS STATISTICS
MARS’ ORBITAL STATISTICS
KEY MARS MISSIONS • Robots have been unlocking Mars’ secrets for decades
MEASURING THE VITALS OF MARS
MARTIAN AIRSHIPS • A new NASA study has the aim of exploring the Red Planet with the help of empty balloons
“WE CAN BE AMAZING IF WE WANT TO BE” • Turner takes us behind the scenes of his docuseries Among the Stars, available now on Disney+
PLUTO’S ATMOSPHERE IS STARTING TO DISAPPEAR • The dwarf’s nitrogen-rich atmosphere is going through a strange transformation
THE MOST REALISTIC SPACE MOVIES • THESE ARE THE MOST SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE SPACE MOVIES WE’VE SEEN… YOU WON’T FIND ARMAGEDDON ANYWHERE NEAR THIS LIST
NEW SATELLITE CONSTELLATION TO TRACK GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS • The new mission will monitor human-made emissions from orbit
DART MISSION
Anatomy of DART • The simple box-shaped spacecraft contains just one instrument, but plenty of advanced tech
HEAD TO HEAD
HOW TO DEFEND EARTH AGAINST AN ASTEROID
LARGEST COMET EVER DISCOVERED IS HEADED OUR WAY • Bernardinelli-Bernstein is making its trip towards the Sun
14 INCREDIBLE GALAXIES • Out beyond our Milky Way there are galaxies shaped like jellyfish, galaxies that consume others and galaxies that seem to lack the dark matter that pervades the rest of the universe
FRESH MOON ROCKS ARE YOUNGER THAN THE APOLLO SAMPLES • Chang’e 5’s delivery has brought new insights about our celestial companion
WHY IS GAS MISSING ON URANUS AND NEPTUNE? • We might have an explanation for why the two ice giants don’t have the expected levels of ammonia
MUSHBALLS BY NUMBERS
HOW MUSHBALLS FORM • The theory is based on a discovery that mushballs form high in Jupiter’s atmosphere
THE THEORIES • Why is there a lack of ammonia in Neptune and Uranus’ atmospheres?
BABY PLANETS MARINATE IN A LIFE-GIVING CYANIDE ‘SOUP’ • New data may have filled gaps in our understanding of planet formation
ASK Space • Our experts answer your questions
ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY FOR BEGINNERS • IN THIS GUIDE, WE COVER EVERYTHING FROM CAMERA SETTINGS TO EQUIPMENT TO EDITING TIPS
OPTIMAL SETTINGS • There are a handful of basic rules you can follow to maximise your chances of nailing that astroshot
TOP TIPS AND ADVICE • Tricks to make your astrophotography images really stand out
TOP TARGETS FOR BEGINNERS
WHAT’S IN THE SKY?
THIS MONTH’S PLANETS • Look out for a bright ‘Christmas star’ gracing the evening sky this holiday season
EDDINGTON CRATER • Challenge yourself this month by locating one of the trickiest impacts on the lunar surface
NAKED EYE & BINOCULAR TARGETS • There’s a wealth of winter wonders to enjoy gazing at this December
ORION’S DEEP-SPACE TREASURES • The mighty Hunter has a horde of...
