BBC History Magazine
Life After Death
Laurence Rees recommends a moving and often surprising examination of the difficulties faced by children rebuilding their lives after surviving the Holocaust
2 min |
October 2020
BBC History Magazine
We Should Keep Rewriting History: Our ‘Island Story' Is Not Set In Stone
I had made up my mind not to talk about the ‘Life in the UK’ British history test. Earlier this summer, 181 historians and authors had their say about its factual inaccuracies; about the lack of social history; the omission of black history; the downplaying of Britain’s role in the slave trade. But this, in a real sense, represents the ‘official’ narrative of our history. When the prime minister said, in response to the fall of Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol, “we cannot pretend to have a different history”, we have to assume that this is what he means.
3 min |
October 2020
Hampshire Life
Fighting For An Equal Education
Founder of Cambridge University’s first women’s college, suffragist Emily Davies was born in Southampton
4 min |
September 2020
All About Space
Sky-Watcher Explorer130PS AZ PRONTO
Perfect for astronomers on the go, this excellent Newtonian has been built with the beginner in mind
3 min |
Issue 107
All About Space
Deep sky challenge - Sizzling summer's clusters and nebulae
Glittering star clusters, a dead star’s corpse and a beautiful double star can all be seen this month
1 min |
Issue 107
All About Space
SHOOTING FOR THE MOON - HOW NASA TRAINED ITS APOLLO ASTRONAUTS
From battling river rapids and weathering sandstorms to scaling walls and flying spacecraft propelled at eyewatering speeds, preparing to be the first on the lunar surface wasn’t for the faint-hearted
6 min |
Issue 107
All About Space
THE CRASH THAT MADE OUR MOON
Understanding how our lunar companion was formed might just explain how we came to be here
7 min |
Issue 107
All About Space
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE CONTACT ALIEN LIFE?
Preparing the world for the biggest discovery in the history of humanity
10 min |
Issue 107
All About Space
PARKER SOLAR PROBE: TWO YEARS ON - “THIS COMING DECADE WILL BE THE GOLDEN AGE OF SOLAR AND HELIOPHYSICS RESEARCH”
All About Space catches up with the project scientist for NASA’s incredible Parker Solar Probe mission, Dr Nour Raouafi – a spacecraft continuously breaking records and surpassing all expectations as it orbits the Sun
10 min |
Issue 107
All About Space
HOW BIG IS ANTARES?
Using the best radio telescopes in the world, this local red supergiant star has recently been mapped in extraordinary detail
5 min |
Issue 107
All About Space
INTERSTELLAR RAMJET
Travelling between stars takes a lot of energy, but we might be able to pick some up on our way through space
2 min |
Issue 107
All About Space
Is This The End Of Space And Time?
To better understand the universe we may need to kill off Einstein’s long-standing theory
8 min |
Issue 107
All About Space
'Partial Supernova' Blasts White Dwarf Star Across The Milky Way
A strange white dwarf star hurtling through the Milky Way may be the survivor of a ‘partial supernova’, a new study finds.
2 min |
Issue 107
All About Space
WHEN SPACE IS THROWN UPWARDS ANTIGRAVITY
It’s the force that throws objects up, and if found it could be the holy grail for space travel among the stars
8 min |
Issue 106
All About Space
Moon tour: The Perseid last quarter Moon
Our natural satellite will interfere with this month’s meteor shower, but it’s worth looking at in its own right
2 min |
Issue 106
All About Space
THE HUNT FOR WHITE HOLES
The search for these eruptions in space-time has begun. Will they leave the pages of science fiction and enter reality?
8 min |
Issue 106
All About Space
Newborn star's X-rays shine light on Solar System's early days
In a new study, astronomers report the first detection of X-rays from a Sun-like star in the earliest phase of its evolution. This discovery may help scientists explore the earliest days of our Solar System and rewrite cosmic history.
7 min |
Issue 106
All About Space
ASK Space
Our experts answer your questions
7 min |
Issue 106
All About Space
Omegon MightyMak 90
Highly portable, simple to use and ideal for beginners on a budget, this small telescope is an excellent introduction into astronomy
3 min |
Issue 106
All About Space
EUROPE PLANS FOR AN ICY ENCOUNTER
The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for its first-ever mission to Jupiter’s moons. All About Space speaks to the mission’s project scientist, Olivier Witasse, to find out why the Galilean satellites are so appealing
9 min |
Issue 106
All About Space
Exploring Space Using Virtual Reality
Collaborating with tech giants including Microsoft, NASA is now able to conquer the universe without needing to leave Earth – and you can come along for the ride
10+ min |
Issue 106
All About Space
THE HIGGS BOSON COULD IT DESTROY THE UNIVERSE?
Could the God Particle cause space and time to collapse, as supposedly quoted by Stephen Hawking?
6 min |
Issue 105
All About Space
DESTINATION ALPHA CENTAURI
Some of the world’s top scientists are looking to reach for our nearest stars
10 min |
Issue 105
All About Space
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR THE SOLAR SYSTEM?
It may be a model of long-term stability, but our solar neighbourhood’s future holds some cataclysmic events and spectacular changes
10+ min |
Issue 105
All About Space
PREPARE FOR PERSEVERANCE THE NEXT MARTIAN ROVER
Launching on 17 July, NASA’s new craft will hunt for signs of past microbial life, cache rock and dig for soil samples – all while preparing for human exploration of the Red Planet
10 min |
Issue 105
All About Space
NANCY GRACE ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE
Dr Roman was NASA’s first chief of astronomy and revolutionised how the cosmos is probed
2 min |
Issue 105
All About Space
Celestron NexStar 6SE
A high-quality telescope for beginners and intermediate astronomers alike, the Celestron NexStar 6SE is an instrument that promises years of usage
4 min |
Issue 105
All About Space
Deep sky challenge: Hunt for clusters and nebulae in Cygnus
No need to put your telescope into hibernation on light summer nights
2 min |
Issue 105
All About Space
Liftoff! SpaceX launches first astronauts for NASA on historic test flight
SpaceX launched astronauts for the first time ever today, making history and beginning a new age of commercial spaceflight.
2 min |
Issue 105
All About Space
The Man Behind Rocket Lab
All About Space speaks to the CEO and founder of Rocket Lab about the company’s successes in 2019, what the future holds in its collaboration with NASA and how SpaceX’s Starlink could impact astronomy
10 min |