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All About Space
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The latest books, apps, software, tech and accessories for space and astronomy fans alike
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Issue 119
All About Space
Félicette: THE INSIDE STORY OF A SPACE CAT
What happened when a feline was blasted off into space?
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JUPITER'S OCEAN MOON EUROPA MAY HAVE DEEP-SEA VOLCANOES
Jupiter moon may be an even more promising abode for life than scientists thought
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WEIRD NEARBY GAMMA-RAY BURST DEFIES EXPECTATIONS
This isn’t how they’re supposed to behave
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Deep sky challenge: Stars, clusters and nebulae of summer
Glittering stellar groupings, a star’s corpse and a beautiful double star can be seen through any size of telescope
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MORE ACCURATE CLOCKS MAY ADD MORE DISORDER TO THE UNIVERSE
All clocks create entropy, but accuracy might come at a higher cost
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ORBITAL SERVICE STATION
If rockets could be refuelled in space, it could open up interplanetary travel
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DR MEREDITH RAWLS: SATELLITES VS ASTRONOMY
Rawls speaks to All About Space about the impact of low-Earth orbit satellites on ground-based astronomy and how our experience of the night sky is going to change
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Could Life Exist Around Black Holes?
They warp time and space, but could they also nurture life?
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How Do Astronauts Clean A Space Station?
Astronauts have to keep the space station clean to keep microbes under control
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SAMPLE RETURN FROM TITAN
A new NASA Institute of Advanced Concepts study is looking at the surprising advantages of a mission to Saturn’s moon
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“IT'S THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT WE'RE NOT WRITING ABOUT”
All About Space speaks with the former NASA astronaut about his time in space and his newfound ‘cosmic perspective’
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LAUNCH PAD
YOUR FIRST CONTACT WITH THE UNIVERSE
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WORLDS WITHOUT SUNS
Astronomers are still on the hunt for rogue planets, but what can they tell us about the layout of our cosmos?
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ON BOARD THE VOMIT COMET
You’d better have a strong stomach: in space, everyone can hear you spew
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APOLLO ANNIVERSARY BACK TO THE MOON
MANY NATIONS ARE INTERESTED IN RETURNING TO THE MOON TO EXPLORE AND MINE IT
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Is Our Sun Going Into Hibernation?
Each sunspot cycle has been getting less intense. Is our star falling asleep?
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10 Amazing Volcanoes In The Solar System
Explore these violent openings into the inner workings and origins of the planets and their moons
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FORGOTTEN PLANS TO REACH THE MOON
Before Apollo, many ingenious lunar landing schemes were proposed that could have changed history
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RISE OF VERA RUBIN'S SUPER OBSERVATORY
Astronomy’s new era will be defined by a wider and deeper view of the universe
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JEREMIAS PFAFF: THE BOUNDARIES OF QUANTUM PHYSICS
Jeremias Pfaff speaks to All About Space about what it takes to measure gravity on such a minute scale. The next step? To go even smaller
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HUNT FOR THE UNIVERSE'S MISSING STARS
An international team of astronomers is on the hunt for objects that should be impossible
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FOUND! SAFEST PLACE TO LIVE IN THE MILKY WAY
Astronomers have searched our galaxy to identify the safest places to live. As it turns out, we’re in a pretty good spot
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HOW TO SPOT A FAKE SPACE PHOTO
Reveal if that sensational image is real or a fraud with All About Space’s top tips
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CELESTRON CPC 800 GPS (XLT)
With its StarBright XLT technology, this catadioptric instrument is worth every penny: an excellent investment for serious sky-watchers
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Deep sky challenge: A Gaggle of glittering globular clusters
Messier 13 isn’t the only stellar gathering to see in the early summer sky
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Can We Detect Wormholes?
They’re a staple of science fiction, but could they be real? New research suggests wormholes could be somewhere around us, and we could uncover them
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THE TRUTH ABOUT ROSEWELL FILES
Did a flying saucer really crash land in America in 1947, only to be hushed up by the government?
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DR QUEENIE HOI SHAN CHAN - SEEKING THE ORIGINS OF LIFE
A planetary scientist with a very steady hand, Queenie Chan speaks to All About Space about her work on tiny specks of asteroid samples collected by the Hayabusa mission
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SIGNALS FROM SATURN
An unusual signal from the ringed planet’s moon Rhea now has a possible explanation
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