All About Space
James ‘Jim' Lovell
A space veteran who completed four impressive missions, including the ill-fated Apollo 13
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All About Space
THE COMPLETE GUIDE MARS
WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE FOURTH ROCK FROM THE SUN EVERY DAY
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ORION'S DEEP-SPACE TREASURES
The mighty Hunter has a horde of little-known treasures for you to track down and enjoy
2 min |
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THIS MONTH'S PLANETS
Look out for a bright ‘Christmas star’ gracing the evening sky this holiday season
4 min |
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All About Space
“WE CAN BE AMAZING IF WE WANT TO BE”
Turner takes us behind the scenes of his docuseries Among the Stars, available now on Disney+
9 min |
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BBC History Magazine
MEDIEVAL DUELS
In 1386, two Frenchmen fought a duel in a field outside Paris, each seeking to bury his blade in the other's body. One combatant had been accused of raping the other's wife, a charge he denied vehemently. After an initial verdict of innocence was returned, the accuser demanded a trial by combat. The judgment was now God's alone... ...who would be chosen to die?
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November 2021
BBC History Magazine
ROYAL The duke of duplicity
SARAH GRISTWOOD on a new profile of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson that casts them in a distinctly unflattering light
2 min |
November 2021
BBC History Magazine
FIVE BIG QUESTIONS ABOUT...Going to church in the Middle Ages
From social interaction to confessing your sins, Nicholas Orme reveals why the church HistoryExtra played such a central role in medieval life PODCAST INTERVIEW BY DAVID MUSGROVE
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November 2021
BBC History Magazine
Dark forces
MARION GIBSON praises a retelling of a 17th-century witchcraft trial that never loses sight of the women at its heart, nor the social and economic factors that contributed to their plight
4 min |
November 2021
BBC History Magazine
The worlds first superhero
When Alexander the Great died at the age of 32, his transformation into multicultural icon was only just beginning. Edmund Richardson chronicles the Macedonian king’s remarkable afterlife as the original global A-lister
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December 2021
BBC History Magazine
America's Fall Guy
King George III has long been cast as the crazed despot who squandered America. Yet, argues Andrew Roberts, this grim characterisation is the result not of hard facts but a historical stitch-up
10+ min |
November 2021
All About Space
“IT IS STARTLINGLY CLEAR THAT THERE IS NO PLANET B”
The ESA’s first British astronaut reveals how space travel will develop, what life is like on board the ISS and why we need to protect our planet
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All About Space
WHAT LIT UP THE SKY IN 1054?
The Crab Nebula was formed by a supernova, and astronomers now think they know which type caused it
9 min |
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All About Space
Water Vapour Detected On Huge Jupiter Moon Ganymede For The First Time
This could be a trend for icy bodies throughout the Solar System and beyond
2 min |
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All About Space
Could We Hunt For Gravitational Waves From The Moon?
Such an observatory could unlock the cosmos’ secrets
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BBC History Magazine
The end of empires
RICHARD J EVANS lauds an innovative work that re-examines the Second World War in the context of global imperial ambitions
5 min |
October 2021
BBC History Magazine
Let's cherish this shining light of the great Bronze Age civilisations
THE TAMILS’ GLITTERING CULTURAL UNIVERSE
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October 2021
BBC History Magazine
War between friends
CORMAC O GRADA commends an ambitious attempt to objectively examine the conflict that pitted Irish people against each other in the wake of the bloody War of Independence
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October 2021
BBC History Magazine
Prejudice on the pitch
The racist abuse experienced by some of England’s black footballers after the team’s defeat in the Euro 2020 championship final in July thrust the issue of racism in the sport back into the spotlight. MATTHEW TAYLOR charts the causes and consequences of more than a century of discrimination
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October 2021
BBC History Magazine
HIDDEN HISTORIES
EMMA DABIRI explores lesser-known stories from our past
3 min |
October 2021
BBC History Magazine
INTERVIEW: HELEN CARR & SUZANNAH LIPSCOMB
A new book edited by Helen Carr and Suzannah Lipscomb marks the 60th anniversary of EH Carr's What Is History? by asking that question a new for the 21st century
10 min |
October 2021
BBC History Magazine
How George V won the war
The First World War ushered many European monarchies to extinction. But not in Britain. Heather Jones reveals how – through canny PR and genuine compassion for the troops – the royal family emerged from the conflict stronger than ever.
9 min |
October 2021
BBC History Magazine
Golden girls
SIAN EVANS recommends an entertaining introduction to the adventures of independently wealthy women in Britain over the past four centuries
3 min |
October 2021
BBC History Magazine
The Kings And Queens Of Hearts
Sarah Gristwood reveals how the Tudor monarchs exploited the medieval obsession with courtly love – a romantic creed inspired by the idea of valiant knights risking their lives to woo fair ladies – to further their own agendas
10 min |
October 2021
BBC History Magazine
The (Surprisingly) Modern Middle Ages
From devastating climate change to deadly pandemics, the challenges that kept our medieval ancestors awake at night weren’t so different from those preoccupying us today, says Dan Jones
10+ min |
October 2021
All About Space
NEWLY FOUND MEGA COMET MAY BE THE LARGEST SEEN IN RECORDED HISTORY
The comet is truly a behemoth, beating other known comets thousandfold
4 min |
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All About Space
Bigger and Bigger
The scale of the universe is so vast that it can be hard to grasp. One of the best ways to comprehend it is by starting on a relatively small scale with our home planet, Earth, and working outwards
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All About Space
Planet Profile Jupiter
The largest planet has a lot to tell us
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STEVEN FREELAND: “WE ARE AT A CROSSROADS WHEN IT COMES TO SPACE”
Steven Freeland speaks to All About Space about the importance of space law, the future of space travel and who is liable when something goes wrong
8 min |
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All About Space
OTHER-WORLD GREENHOUSES
To settle on another planet we will need to grow plants there, but how?
3 min |