All About Space
This month's planets
Track down the ringed giant in the evening sky throughout the warmer months – you’ll be glad that you did
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NASA Wants To Change The Way It Protects Astronauts From Radiation
With long-term missions in the pipeline, safety is paramount
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In the shops
The latest books, apps, software, tech and accessories for space and astronomy fans alike
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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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3 Free Digital Books For Every Reader!
3 free digital books for every reader!
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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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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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Could Life Exist Around Black Holes?
They warp time and space, but could they also nurture life?
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BBC History Magazine
Marriage of misery
FERN RIDDELL recommends a vivid biography of a women’s rights campaigner who shook off the shackles of married life
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July 2021
BBC History Magazine
Redrawing the battleground
MICHAEL WOOD gives his verdict on an ambitious book that attempts to finally provide a definitive location for one of the most famous battles in Anglo-Saxon history
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July 2021
BBC History Magazine
Class dismissed
News that some UK universities are to cut their history degrees in favour of more “vocational” courses sparked a strong online reaction. ANNA WHITELOCK charted Twitter’s response
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July 2021
BBC History Magazine
Mary Wortley Montagu The scourge of smallpox
That humanity won its battle with smallpox is in no small part down to the resilience of a woman who pioneered inoculation in 18th-century Britain, in the teeth of tremendous resistance. JO WILLETT reveals how Mary Wortley Montagu changed the course of medical history
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July 2021
BBC History Magazine
Best and brightest?
PETER MANDLER considers a sweeping analysis of meritocracy’s role in shaping the western world and debates the effectiveness of attempts to usher in equality
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July 2021
BBC History Magazine
Scheming and slaughter
NIGEL JONES appraises an extensive survey of assassinations throughout history, from the blood-soaked stabbings of ancient Rome to the drone strikes of modern warfare
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July 2021
BBC History Magazine
Traditions constitute the invisible, under-the-surface flow of history
LIVING HISTORY IN THE AMERICAS
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July 2021
BBC History Magazine
ROME GLORIED IN CLEOPATRA'S TALE OF DECADENCE, LUST AND DEATH
Joyce Tyldesley on an Egyptian queen’s ill-fated entanglements with three Roman generals
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April 2021
BBC History Magazine
Flying the royal nest
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s departure from the royal family is the latest in a string of shock exits from the monarchy dating back centuries. TRACY BORMAN looks to the past to consider how one can leave “the Firm” successfully – and the difficulties of life as a royal exile
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May 2021
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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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