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 |
Issue 120
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
5 min |
Issue 120
All About Space
Planet Profile Jupiter
The largest planet has a lot to tell us
7 min |
Issue 120
All About Space
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 |
Issue 120
All About Space
OTHER-WORLD GREENHOUSES
To settle on another planet we will need to grow plants there, but how?
3 min |
Issue 120
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
3 min |
Issue 120
All About Space
NASA Wants To Change The Way It Protects Astronauts From Radiation
With long-term missions in the pipeline, safety is paramount
2 min |
Issue 120
All About Space
In the shops
The latest books, apps, software, tech and accessories for space and astronomy fans alike
3 min |
Issue 119
All About Space
Félicette: THE INSIDE STORY OF A SPACE CAT
What happened when a feline was blasted off into space?
9 min |
Issue 119
All About Space
JUPITER'S OCEAN MOON EUROPA MAY HAVE DEEP-SEA VOLCANOES
Jupiter moon may be an even more promising abode for life than scientists thought
1 min |
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All About Space
WEIRD NEARBY GAMMA-RAY BURST DEFIES EXPECTATIONS
This isn’t how they’re supposed to behave
2 min |
Issue 119
All About Space
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
2 min |
Issue 119
All About Space
MORE ACCURATE CLOCKS MAY ADD MORE DISORDER TO THE UNIVERSE
All clocks create entropy, but accuracy might come at a higher cost
3 min |
Issue 119
All About Space
3 Free Digital Books For Every Reader!
3 free digital books for every reader!
2 min |
Issue 119
All About Space
ORBITAL SERVICE STATION
If rockets could be refuelled in space, it could open up interplanetary travel
3 min |
Issue 119
All About Space
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
10 min |
Issue 119
All About Space
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
3 min |
Issue 118
All About Space
“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’
9 min |
Issue 118
All About Space
LAUNCH PAD
YOUR FIRST CONTACT WITH THE UNIVERSE
3 min |
Issue 118
All About Space
WORLDS WITHOUT SUNS
Astronomers are still on the hunt for rogue planets, but what can they tell us about the layout of our cosmos?
10+ min |
Issue 118
All About Space
ON BOARD THE VOMIT COMET
You’d better have a strong stomach: in space, everyone can hear you spew
9 min |
Issue 118
All About Space
APOLLO ANNIVERSARY BACK TO THE MOON
MANY NATIONS ARE INTERESTED IN RETURNING TO THE MOON TO EXPLORE AND MINE IT
10+ min |
Issue 118
All About Space
Could Life Exist Around Black Holes?
They warp time and space, but could they also nurture life?
10+ min |
Issue 118
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
2 min |