BBC History Magazine
RICHARD THE RADICAL
For centuries Richard III has been cast as a diabolical despot who would stop at nothing in pursuit of power. But, argues Matt Lewis, in reality, Richard was a champion of the common man – and it was this that ultimately led to his downfall
10+ min |
Christmas 2020
BBC History Magazine
Our Dangerous Devotion To The Second World War
The west’s enduring obsession with the battle against Nazism is hampering its efforts to meet the challenges of the modern world
10 min |
Christmas 2020
BBC History Magazine
A Taste For Strange Meats And Husbands' Buttocks
From chewing coal to salivating over starch and shells, pregnant women in early modern England were consumed by a number of outlandish cravings. Jennifer Evans explores how doctors made sense of these bizarre – and sometimes dangerous – desires
7 min |
Christmas 2020
BBC History Magazine
Georg Elser Hitler's Would-Be Killer
In the latest instalment of our occasional series profiling remarkable yet unheralded characters from history, Roger Moorhouse introduces a little-known carpenter-turned-assassin whose daring attempt to kill Hitler almost succeeded
6 min |
Christmas 2020
All About Space
THE RIGHT STUFF EXCLUSIVE - “WE WOULD NOT HAVE GONE TO THE MOON WITHOUT PROJECT MERCURY”
With an exciting new series about Project Mercury landing on Disney+, All About Space speaks to the show’s technical consultant, Robert Yowell, about bringing his space engineering expertise to the show
9 min |
Issue 110
All About Space
Six galaxies found trapped around a supermassive black hole
New data from the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile and other observatories gives astronomers a sense of black hole evolution when the universe was less than a billion years old.
1 min |
Issue 110
All About Space
Physicists attempt to break the rules of gravity
A new test of Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity has proved the iconic physicist right again – this time by reanalysing the famous first-ever picture of a black hole, which was released in April 2019.
2 min |
Issue 110
All About Space
WHAT'S BEHIND THE WOW! SIGNAL?
FOR OVER 40 YEARS ASTRONOMERS HAVE SOUGHT TO EXPLAIN A MYSTERIOUS ONE-OFF ‘ALIEN’ SIGNAL, BUT ARE WE NOW FINALLY CLOSE TO AN ANSWER?
9 min |
Issue 110
All About Space
IS THERE LIFE ON VENUS?
A discovery in the cloud decks of the hostile planet could be the smoking gun for astrobiologists
10+ min |
Issue 110
All About Space
SCIENTISTS SPOT MAGNETARS' MISSING LINK
These magnetic stars might be more like pulsars than originally suspected
2 min |
Issue 110
All About Space
Moon tour - The far side of the Moon
What wonders can be found on the mysterious side of the Moon which we can never see?
3 min |
Issue 110
All About Space
ATHLETE
If we are to settle on other planets in the Solar System, we will need machines for heavy lifting in all manner of environments. NASA is working on such a robot already
3 min |
Issue 110
All About Space
Instant expert - HOW DOES A ROCKET WORK?
A rocket engine profits from one basic principle: as it propels material in one direction, it receives a kick in the other.
3 min |
Issue 110
All About Space
Astrophysics - How Are Gold, Silver And Bronze Created In The Universe?
Copper, which is the primary component of bronze, is created during supernova explosions at the end of the lives of massive stars, using existing nitrogen as a seed.
1 min |
Issue 110
All About Space
Star profile: Betelgeuse
The famous red giant will soon be coming to an explosive end
7 min |
Issue 109
All About Space
Vixen A70Lf with Mini Porta mount
An extremely affordable starter package that’s easy to use and a breeze to set up
3 min |
Issue 109
All About Space
STRANGEST MOONS in the solar system
Some of the most fascinating worlds in our cosmic neighbourhood are not planets, but the moons that orbit around them
10+ min |
Issue 109
All About Space
NOBEL PRIZE WINNER JAMES PEEBLES: “WHY I REINVENTED SPACE AND TIME”
All About Space chats to the 2019 Nobel laureate in physics about his involvement in many groundbreaking discoveries and how our theories have evolved since he first began studying the universe
8 min |
Issue 109
All About Space
EXTINCTION BY SUPERNOVA
Earth’s fossil record suggests its ozone layer took a protracted beating
2 min |
Issue 109
All About Space
Deep sky challenge: Autumn's fading galaxies
Winter is coming, but some of autumn’s deep-sky treasures can still be enjoyed through your telescope
2 min |
Issue 109
All About Space
DYSON SPHERE
Could an advanced civilisation harness the power of stars to sustain their energy needs?
3 min |
Issue 109
All About Space
DARK STARS
These cosmic creators, powered by dark matter, could be responsible for our existence, along with the appearance of today’s universe
10 min |
Issue 109
All About Space
ASK Space
Our experts answer your questions
7 min |
Issue 109
All About Space
Secrets Of The Ocean Worlds
If physics and chemistry are the same throughout the universe, is biology too?
9 min |
Issue 109
All About Space
Scientist calculates the ‘sad, lonely' end of the universe
Stars will continue to explode long after the universe is cold and ‘dead’, one scientist determined after diving down the rabbit hole to find the last supernova that will ever happen.
1 min |
Issue 108
All About Space
THE SOLAR SYSTEM'S BLACK HOLE
As the hunt for a mysterious world at our solar neighbourhood’s edge steps up, something more exotic might also fit the bill
10+ min |
Issue 108
All About Space
Robert Lawrence
Selected as the first African-American astronaut, but tragically died before he could reach space
2 min |
Issue 108
All About Space
FISHING ON OTHER WORLDS
Could space fishing be the answer to a low-cost sample-and-return mission?
3 min |
Issue 108
All About Space
Celestron NexStar 127 SLT
A small telescope that packs a punch, this Maksutov-Cassegrain is an ideal companion for observations of the Solar System
4 min |
Issue 108
All About Space
ESCAPE TO TITAN
When the Sun scorches Earth, a tiny moon in orbit around the ringed giant Saturn is our next home
10+ min |