All About Space UK
NASA'S PERSEVERANCE ROVER FINDS POSSIBLE SIGNS OF ANCIENT RED PLANET LIFE
Further analysis is needed, but a rock contains potential evidence that life once existed on Mars in the distant past
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Issue 160
All About Space UK
BOEING NEEDS TO IMPROVE QUALITY CONTROL ON THE SLS MOON ROCKET
The NASA Inspector General's report finds serious quality-control issues affecting the upgraded version and expects cost overruns and delays
3 min |
Issue 160
How It Works UK
'Hypervirulent' superbug detected in 16 countries
Dangerous new strains of a \"hypervirulent' superbug have been found in 16 countries, including the US, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced in a new report.
2 min |
Issue 194
How It Works UK
ALL ABOUT FAT
Fat is a complex, active organ. Here's how genetics, evolution, lifestyle and diet dictate how much we have beneath our skin
8 min |
Issue 194
All About Space UK
DARK ENERGY
THE MOST DOMINANT FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE IS ALSO ITS MOST MYSTERIOUS AND MOST UNANTICIPATED
10 min |
Issue 160
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Racing to save the planet
A new hydrogen-powered racing car has been unveiled.
1 min |
Issue 78
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
HEADSCRATCHERS
Seeking answers to your science questions? Ask our resident expert, Peter Gallivan
2 min |
Issue 78
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
KILLER INSTINCT
Step into the wild - if you dare - with JD Savage to discover how nature's ultimate predators use astonishing skills and cunning tactics to catch prey and dominate their domains.
5 min |
Issue 78
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Angkor Wat
Discover the many secrets surrounding this ancient site.
3 min |
Issue 78
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Would you eat insects to save the planet?
Some say you should be eating beetles for breakfast and locusts for lunch.
3 min |
Issue 78
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Why are people allergic to things?
Find out why your body is sensitive to some substances.
2 min |
Issue 78
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Chimpanzees chat just like humans
Scientists know that chimpanzees are a lot like humans – we both have a common ancestor and share about 98.6% of our DNA (a special chemical that tells your body how to grow and develop).
1 min |
Issue 78
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Secret caverns found on the Moon
Could Moon caves provide shelter for future humans?
2 min |
Issue 78
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
WHIZ KIDS
Claire Karwowski asks what makes people tick and if there is a secret to being smart.
7 min |
Issue 78
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Big Manny
Meet social media's science sensation.
3 min |
Issue 78
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Inside The Sky At Night - Two years ago, exoplanet scientist Hannah Wakeford received some of the first data from the JWST
Two years ago, exoplanet scientist Hannah Wakeford received some of the first data from the JWST. In July's Sky at Night, we discovered what she's learned since then.
2 min |
August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Where Have All The Milky Way's Early Stars Gone?- Our Galaxy has a curious lack of pristine stars
The Big Bang produced a Universe filled almost exclusively with hydrogen and helium; all other elements - what astronomers call metals - were produced by stars, supernovae and everything that happens later. So if you can pick out a pristine star with no metals polluting it from among the billions in the Milky Way, then you are likely to have a star dating from our Galaxy's earliest days.
2 min |
August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Could We Find Aliens by Looking for Their Solar Panels?- Designed to reflect ultraviolet and infrared, the panels have a unique fingerprint
Researchers searching for life beyond Earth spend a lot of time thinking about what telltale signs might be detectable astronomically. Forms of unambiguous evidence for the presence of life on another world are known as biosignatures. By extension, techno signatures are indicators of activity by intelligent, civilisation-building life.
2 min |
August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Antimatter- In our continuing series, Govert Schilling looks at antimatter, the strange counterpart to most of the matter filling our Universe
Particles and corresponding antiparticles are very much alike, except they have opposite electrical charges. For instance, the antiparticle of the electron - known as the positron - has the same tiny mass, but while electrons carry a negative electrical charge, positrons are positively charged.
4 min |
August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Flying over TITAN
Ezzy Pearson reports on NASA's Dragonfly, the first-ever science mission to fly on another world, which is set to soar over Saturn's largest moon in search of the elements of life
8 min |
August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
How to plot a variable star light curve
A rewarding project to chart stars that change brightness
2 min |
August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Lunar occultation of Saturn
You'll need to strike a balance on 21 August to capture the Moon covering the ringed planet
2 min |
August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Smartphone photography with a telescope
Mary Mcintyre explains how to get impressive night-sky images using your phone
2 min |
August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
How to stack DSLR data in Siril
Easily combine multiple frames to boost detailin your astro photos
2 min |
August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The new era of human spaceflight
There's been a step-change in crewed space missions since the dawn of the 21st century. Ben Evans charts its course and looks ahead to future horizons
9 min |
August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Once-a-century solar storm is overdue
If a Carrington Event struck today it would be catastrophic, says Minna Palmroth
2 min |
August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Has Webb broken cosmology?
Caroline Harper
7 min |
August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Shooting the dark Universe with THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CAMERA
Janie Carter reports _ from the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile, where the largest camera ever built will soon start shooting the ultimate space movie: an ultra-wide, ultrahigh-definition record of the southern sky
7 min |
August 2024
How It Works UK
Solar power generates enough heat to power a steel furnace
Scientists have used solar power to heat an object to 1,000 degrees Celsius - hot enough to power a steel furnace.
1 min |
Issue 192
How It Works UK
A new study shows crows can count out loud
Crows can count out loud, a startling new study has revealed, and they may even have the same numeracy skills as human toddlers.
2 min |