All About Space
HUNT FOR THE UNIVERSE'S MISSING STARS
An international team of astronomers is on the hunt for objects that should be impossible
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All About Space
FOUND! SAFEST PLACE TO LIVE IN THE MILKY WAY
Astronomers have searched our galaxy to identify the safest places to live. As it turns out, we’re in a pretty good spot
3 min |
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All About Space
HOW TO SPOT A FAKE SPACE PHOTO
Reveal if that sensational image is real or a fraud with All About Space’s top tips
8 min |
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All About Space
CELESTRON CPC 800 GPS (XLT)
With its StarBright XLT technology, this catadioptric instrument is worth every penny: an excellent investment for serious sky-watchers
6 min |
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All About Space
Deep sky challenge: A Gaggle of glittering globular clusters
Messier 13 isn’t the only stellar gathering to see in the early summer sky
2 min |
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All About Space
THE TRUTH ABOUT ROSEWELL FILES
Did a flying saucer really crash land in America in 1947, only to be hushed up by the government?
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All About Space
DR QUEENIE HOI SHAN CHAN - SEEKING THE ORIGINS OF LIFE
A planetary scientist with a very steady hand, Queenie Chan speaks to All About Space about her work on tiny specks of asteroid samples collected by the Hayabusa mission
9 min |
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All About Space
SIGNALS FROM SATURN
An unusual signal from the ringed planet’s moon Rhea now has a possible explanation
10+ min |
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All About Space
PERSEVERANCE ON MARS
NASA’S LATEST MARTIAN ROVER HAS BEGUN ITS EPIC QUEST TO FIND EVIDENCE FOR PAST LIFE RESIDING IN JEZERO CRATER
7 min |
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BBC History Magazine
Tulsa Race Massacre
A century ago, America’s simmering racial tensions boiled over on the streets of one Oklahoma city, leaving dozens dead and hundreds more injured. Scott Ellsworth explores what remains the worst single incident of racial violence in US history – the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
10 min |
June 2021
BBC History Magazine
Triumph and tragedy
GILES MILTON applauds a masterful new account of the Special Operations Executive and the female agents who put their lives on the line to sabotage the Nazi war machine
2 min |
June 2021
BBC History Magazine
Empire of chains
CLARE ANDERSON embarks on a lively journey through a series of convict tales that shed new light on centuries of penal transportation across the British empire
4 min |
June 2021
BBC History Magazine
Rome's Reluctant Killer
Marcus Aurelius may not have sought war, but when it came he was more than ready. Shushma Malik reveals how a man of peace became one of Rome’s greatest warrior-emperors
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June 2021
BBC History Magazine
Walking A Dangerous Road
The recent death of Sarah Everard sparked outrage, with protests breaking out across the United Kingdom. NELL DARBY argues that women’s safety in public spaces has never been assured, with the threat of violence stalking the streets from the Victorian era to the present day
6 min |
June 2021
All About Space
NEW LAW PROTECTS APOLLO SITES FROM MOON MISSIONS
Future launches to the lunar surface will be required to leave these iconic locations untouched
2 min |
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All About Space
STARSHIP MISSION CONSTRUCTION KIT
SpaceX is building Starship specifically to reach Mars, but it could transform space travel as the first mass-produced spacecraft
4 min |
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All About Space
SIGNAL FROM PROXIMA CENTAURI
Could a recently detected signal from a nearby star system be from extraterrestrials?
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All About Space
DR PHILIP GOFF “WE MIGHT HAVE TO RETHINK WHAT SCIENCE IS”
In his book Galileo’s Error, philosopher Philip Goff argues consciousness is everywhere. All About Space meets with the author to find out more
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All About Space
Space Wars - Is Planet Earth Ready For A Cosmic Battleground?
Several countries are spending a lot more on military space, worrying peacemakers
10+ min |
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All About Space
TESTING EINSTEIN
How attempting to break the theory of general relativity has migrated beyond the limits of the Milky Way
7 min |
Issue 113
All About Space
Valeri Polyakov
This cosmonaut holds the record for the longest single stay in space
3 min |
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All About Space
Cavalerius
Use this little-known crater to track down a historic lunar landing site
3 min |
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All About Space
The borders of Leo, the Lion
Famous for containing many bright galaxies, Leo also hides some lesser known deep-sky delights
2 min |
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All About Space
THE STRANGE YELLOW SKIES OF WASP-79B
Astronomers will feel blue if they don’t discover why this hot-Jupiter exoplanet has an odd-coloured sky
9 min |
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All About Space
“THERE'S NOTHING MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE ABOUT BEING A SCIENTIST”
All About Space talks to the astrophysicist and YouTube sensation about life, the universe and everything
6 min |
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All About Space
Celestron AstroMaster 102AZ
Designed for celestial and terrestrial viewing, this refractor is suitable for beginners on a budget
3 min |
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All About Space
Secrets Of Mars
How a new fleet of missions will help us to solve the red planet’s mysteries
9 min |
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All About Space
Failed Stars & Super-Jupiters
The strange celestial objects that don’t make the cut as either planets or stars
10 min |
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All About Space
SPACE EXPLORATION - Will the International Space Station ever be replaced?
The short answer? Yes, most definitely.
1 min |
Issue 112
All About Space
Jupiter's ocean moon Europa may spout water plumes
Jupiter’s moon Europa may cough water into space from small pockets in its icy crust, a new study suggests. Europa, one of Jupiter’s four big Galilean moons, harbours a huge ocean of salty water beneath its ice shell and is widely regarded as one of the Solar System’s best bets to host alien life.
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