All About Space UK Magazine - Issue 157

In this issue

Project Dragonfly
The innovative laser sail technology that could propel us to interstellar space.

Climate change in the Solar System
Alongside Earth, our planetary neighbourhood is changing, but it’s not for the better…

Universe before time
Could the existence of a mirror-image cosmos before the Big Bang solve some of the biggest mysteries in astronomy?

The Pentagon wants the commercial space reserve to support military satellites in orbit

The US Department of Defense is developing a plan to use the ever-growing American commercial space industry for national security purposes.

2 mins

The Milky Way's halo is filled with ‘magnetic doughnuts' as wide as 100,000 light years

The outer halo of the Milky Way is filled with magnetic fields that take the shape of vast doughnuts with diameters ranging from 12,000 to 100,000 light years, with the heart of our galaxy at their centre.

2 mins

Stars give tiny planets a gravitational 'squeeze' to strip away their atmospheres

A scientist has learned more about the violent processes that rip atmospheres away from planets, finding that squashing and squeezing by a parent star can contribute to this process.

2 mins

STARQUAKES

STARS ARE PLAYING A COSMIC CONCERTO THAT CAN REVEAL THE DEEP SECRETS OF THEIR INTERIORS

10+ mins

PROJECT DRAGONFLY

The innovative laser sail technology that could propel us to interstellar space

3 mins

Chris Hadfield "It feels like magic”

The first Canadian to walk in space tells us about his life in Earth orbit, his music and photography and why he broke into a space station with an army knife

10 mins

DOES A COSMIC 'GLITCH' IN GRAVITY CHALLENGE ALBERT EINSTEIN'S GREATEST THEORY?

Gravity changes once you reach a cosmic scale

3 mins

LONG AGO, A LAKE ON MARS MAY HAVE BEEN SPRAWLING WITH MICROBES

Curiosity discovered manganese oxide in bedrock in a Martian region that may have been a shoreline billions of years ago

3 mins

THE TEN BEST IMAGES TAKEN FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

The orbiting laboratory has a unique view of Earth and its surroundings

5 mins

CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Alongside Earth, our planetary neighbourhood is changing, but it’s not for the better…

8 mins

UNIVERSE BEFORE TIME

Could the existence of a mirror-image cosmos before the Big Bang solve some of the biggest mysteries in astronomy?

10+ mins

MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE:IS THERE ANOTHER PLANET BEYOND NEPTUNE?

There are now five lines of evidence suggesting the existence of Planet Nine

8 mins

THIS MONTH'S PLANETS

Most of the planets are tricky targets this month, but our guide will help you locate them

2 mins

MOON TOUR HELL

Finding this fascinating crater isnt as hard as its name suggests...

2 mins

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Discover the wonders of the Universe. Every issue All About Space delivers fascinating articles and features on all aspects of space and space travel with mind-blowing photography and full-colour illustrations that bring the amazing universe around us to life.