All About Space
EUROPE PLANS FOR AN ICY ENCOUNTER
The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for its first-ever mission to Jupiter’s moons. All About Space speaks to the mission’s project scientist, Olivier Witasse, to find out why the Galilean satellites are so appealing
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All About Space
Exploring Space Using Virtual Reality
Collaborating with tech giants including Microsoft, NASA is now able to conquer the universe without needing to leave Earth – and you can come along for the ride
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All About Space
THE HIGGS BOSON COULD IT DESTROY THE UNIVERSE?
Could the God Particle cause space and time to collapse, as supposedly quoted by Stephen Hawking?
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All About Space
DESTINATION ALPHA CENTAURI
Some of the world’s top scientists are looking to reach for our nearest stars
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All About Space
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR THE SOLAR SYSTEM?
It may be a model of long-term stability, but our solar neighbourhood’s future holds some cataclysmic events and spectacular changes
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All About Space
PREPARE FOR PERSEVERANCE THE NEXT MARTIAN ROVER
Launching on 17 July, NASA’s new craft will hunt for signs of past microbial life, cache rock and dig for soil samples – all while preparing for human exploration of the Red Planet
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All About Space
NANCY GRACE ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE
Dr Roman was NASA’s first chief of astronomy and revolutionised how the cosmos is probed
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All About Space
Celestron NexStar 6SE
A high-quality telescope for beginners and intermediate astronomers alike, the Celestron NexStar 6SE is an instrument that promises years of usage
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All About Space
Deep sky challenge: Hunt for clusters and nebulae in Cygnus
No need to put your telescope into hibernation on light summer nights
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All About Space
Liftoff! SpaceX launches first astronauts for NASA on historic test flight
SpaceX launched astronauts for the first time ever today, making history and beginning a new age of commercial spaceflight.
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All About Space
The Man Behind Rocket Lab
All About Space speaks to the CEO and founder of Rocket Lab about the company’s successes in 2019, what the future holds in its collaboration with NASA and how SpaceX’s Starlink could impact astronomy
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Do You Have What It Takes To Teach Yourself Art?
School’s out Formal art education is not for everyone. Artists who’ve self-taught talk to Dom Carter about the advantages and challenges of learning independently
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August 2020
BBC History Magazine
Lost and found
RICHARD SUGG delves into the murky depths of Britain’s social history with a book that dredges up the hidden stories of everything we have chucked away over the last 500 years
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July 2020
BBC History Magazine
Who's holding the baby?
Since the turn of the 20th century, Britain’s working mothers have been faced with the ultimate juggling act: holding down a job while raising a family. Helen McCarthy traces women’s attempts to solve the childcare conundrum
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July 2020
BBC History Magazine
Under the shadow
DAVID LAVEN considers an important, but disappointing, new survey of Fascist Italy at war, from the invasion of Ethiopia to the alliance with Nazi Germany
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July 2020
BBC History Magazine
MY HISTORY HERO: Beatrice shilling 1909–90
Cathy Newman, journalist and broadcaster, chooses
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July 2020
BBC History Magazine
Garibaldi was feted by our Victorian ancestors in an unprecedented way
DAVID OLUSOGA explores lesser-known stories from our past
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July 2020
BBC History Magazine
Family fortunes
MARK CORNWALL recommends a masterful account of a dynasty that dominated Europe for more than four centuries and spread its influence across the globe
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July 2020
BBC History Magazine
THE FIGHT TO THE END... AND BEYOND
As Britons celebrated VE Day, German troops were engaged in pitiless clashes on the Dutch island of texel against rebel fighters-from Georgia, Eric Lee tells the story of the final battle of Europe's second World War
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June 2020
All About Space
THE LAST DAYS OF EARTH
In the grand cosmic scale of the universe, our planet is doomed. All About Space explores what will occur during Earth’s final moments
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All About Space
Strange ingredient in interstellar comet Borisov offers a clue to its origins
Astronomers have revealed the unusual chemical composition inside 2I/ Borisov, the interstellar comet that visited our Solar System last year. A strange ingredient has provided new clues about where this travelling space rock originated from.
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All About Space
THERE'S MORE WATER ON JUPITER THAN FIRST THOUGHT
Observations from the Jovian king’s companion spacecraft have turned up an astounding result
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All About Space
SPACE, SATELLITES AND SELF-ISOLATION THE ASTRONOMICAL IMPACT OF COVID-19
Coronavirus has had seismic effects on all aspects of life globally, but what has the space industry been able to tell us, and what can it do to help?
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All About Space
RISE OF THE SUPER TELESCOPE
As work continues on its design and construction, we take you inside the Extremely Large Telescope as it prepares for first light
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CREW DRAGON LAUNCH
This spring will see the return of astronauts being launched from American soil aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule
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HAVE WE FOUND THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE?
Whether or not our cosmos comes to an end is a question astronomers are tackling with some surprising results
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ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
This member of the ExoMars team is a vital component in the hunt for methane in the Red Planet’s atmosphere
3 min |
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Celestron CPC 800 GPS (XLT)
Ideal for the serious astrophotographer, this superb instrument is a must-have for those looking to upgrade from a beginner scope
4 min |
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Model Engineer
A Boiler Feed Pump
A Boiler Feed Pump
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A Draught Proposal
A Draught Proposal
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