All About Space - 3 Okt 2024
THE FINAL FRONTIER
HOW TO BEAT LIGHT POLLUTION
11 TERRIFYING OBJECTS LURKING IN THE UNIVERSE
WHERE DID THE SPIRAL GALAXIES GO?
WIN A CELESTRON BINOCULAR
15 DAZZLING STAR CLUSTERS
YOUR NIGHT SKY GUIDE
WELCOME
Where are all the spiral galaxies?
Terrifying space objects
Eileen Collins
NASA’s DART asteroid impact probably won’t spark meteor showers on Earth
SETI searches for alien life in over 1,000 galaxies using unexplored radio frequencies
Kankoh-maru
Japanese company to deorbit a big hunk of space junk by 2029
Surprising clue about Venus’ past found in its atmosphere
NASA’s solar sail successfully spreads its wings in space
Mars leaks faster when it’s closer to the Sun
Stunning star clusters
How to beat light pollution
News from around the universe
Ask Space
AI is revealing the universe’s original ‘settings’
WIN!
Naked eye and binocular targets
The Northern Hemisphere
Deep sky challenge
What’s in the sky?
Month’s planets
In the shops
Planetarium
Moon tour
Review
The Andromeda Galaxy glows rosy red in a gorgeous new image
The Andromeda Galaxy glows rosy red in a gorgeous new image
Hubble spies a very sparkly mini-galaxy
Hubble spies a very sparkly mini-galaxy
Perseverance begins an ambitious ascent up a Mars crater rim
Perseverance begins an ambitious ascent up a Mars crater rim
The Triangulum Galaxy shines in a new Hubble image
The Triangulum Galaxy shines in a new Hubble image
A sprinkling of cosmic dust may have helped kick-start life on Earth
Starliner astronauts on why their craft returned to Earth without them
A sprinkling of cosmic dust may have helped kick-start life on Earth
A tiny NASA satellite detects its first massive gamma-ray burst
Iron winds and molten metal rain ravage a hellish hot Jupiter exoplanet
NASA’s Juno probe spots a massive new volcano on Jupiter’s moon Io
A long-lost moon could explain Mars’ weird shape and extreme terrain
THE FINAL FRONTIER
THE FINAL FRONTIER
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT ‘OUMUAMUA
WHERE ARE VOYAGER 1 AND 2 RIGHT NOW?
COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN
THE LOCATIONS
COULD ASTRONAUTS REACH INTERSTELLAR SPACE?
Robert Lea
KANKOH-MARU
KANKOH-MARU
MARS LEAKS FASTER WHEN IT’S CLOSER TO THE SUN
BIO
Eileen Collins
“It was a difficult mission…
we were the first to see Mir”
NASA’S SOLAR SAIL SUCCESSFULLY SPREADS ITS WINGS IN SPACE
NASA’S SOLAR SAIL SUCCESSFULLY SPREADS ITS WINGS IN SPACE
15 STUNNING STAR CLUSTERS
15 STUNNING STAR CLUSTERS
AI IS REVEALING THE UNIVERSE’S ORIGINAL ‘SETTINGS’
AI IS REVEALING THE UNIVERSE’S ORIGINAL ‘SETTINGS’
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
HOW TO BEAT LIGHT POLLUTION
HOW TO BEAT LIGHT POLLUTION
Use a red torch
Cover yourself
Check the weather
GET THE BEST VIEWS IN LIGHT-POLLUTED AREAS
Use a branded filter
Keep your optics clean
GET THE BEST VIEWS IN LIGHT-POLLUTED AREAS
KNOW YOUR OBSERVING CONDITIONS
Bortle scale
Sky Quality Meter: measuring your sky
Look directly above you
YOUR TARGETS FOR TONIGHT
Choose your target carefully
SURPRISING CLUE ABOUT VENUS’ PAST FOUND IN ITS ATMOSPHERE
SURPRISING CLUE ABOUT VENUS’ PAST FOUND IN ITS ATMOSPHERE
ZOMBIE STARS +10 OTHER TERRIFYING SPACE OBJECTS
ZOMBIE STARS +10 OTHER TERRIFYING SPACE OBJECTS
1 HELL PLANET
2 LITTLE GHOST NEBULA
3 JACK-O’-LANTERN SUN
1 HELL PLANET
4 ZOMBIE STARS
5 DEMON STAR
7 BLOOD MOON
6 FRANKEN NEBULA
4 ZOMBIE STARS
8 SPACE’S EVIL EYE
10 WITCH HEAD NEBULA
9 STELLAR VAMPIRES
11 CANNIBAL GALAXIES
JAPANESE COMPANY TO DEORBIT A BIG HUNK OF SPACE JUNK BY 2029
JAPANESE COMPANY TO DEORBIT A BIG HUNK OF SPACE JUNK BY 2029
WHERE ARE ALL THE SPIRAL GALAXIES?
WHERE ARE ALL THE SPIRAL GALAXIES?
SPIRAL GALAXIES BY NUMBERS
REPRODUCING REAL-LIFE OBSERVATIONS
HOW ARE GALAXIES FORMED?
NASA’S DART ASTEROID IMPACT PROBABLY WON’T SPARK METEOR SHOWERS ON EARTH
NASA’S DART ASTEROID IMPACT PROBABLY WON’T SPARK METEOR SHOWERS ON EARTH
Why don’t Mercury or Venus have any moons?
Does space have a smell?
Why don’t we see galaxies rotating?
What causes microgravity?
What would life be like on Earth if we orbited a white dwarf?
Could intelligent alien life communicate with or understand us?
Could a mirror universe exist?
SETI SEARCHES FOR ALIEN LIFE IN OVER 1,000 GALAXIES USING UNEXPLORED RADIO FREQUENCIES
SETI SEARCHES FOR ALIEN LIFE IN OVER 1,000 GALAXIES USING UNEXPLORED RADIO FREQUENCIES
WHAT’S IN THE SKY?
Naked eye and binocular targets
Deep sky challenge
The Northern Hemisphere
Planetarium
In the shops
Moon tour
Month’s planets
What’s in the sky?
Review
Jargon buster
Red-light friendly
PLANETARIUM
PLANETARIUM
THIS MONTH’S PLANETS
POSIDONIUS CRATER
TOP TIP!
NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS
AUTUMN’S FADING GALAXIES
AUTUMN’S FADING GALAXIES
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
SKY-WATCHER EXPLORER 130
TELESCOPE ADVICE
SKY-WATCHER EXPLORER 130
IN THE SHOPS: SOLAR SYSTEM TELESCOPES
SHANNON LUCID
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