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In this issue
The riddle of the hypergiants
What we know about these staggeringly huge stars.
Cosmology crash course
How is it we can still see the afterglow of the Big Bang?
Darkness on the moors
Yorkshire’s pitch-dark skies and the fight to keep them that way..
DART was bang on target
The asteroid-deflecting DART mission worked with incredible accuracy
![DART was bang on target](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8942/1287218/6C6TAY1WR1682317240009/DART-WAS-BANG-ON-TARGET.jpg)
2 mins
Blowing bubbles in the early Universe
Do infant galaxies work together to clear the hydrogen around them?
![Blowing bubbles in the early Universe](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8942/1287218/9AA-GAwip1682317410760/BLOWING-BUBBLES-IN-THE-EARLY-UNIVERSE.jpg)
2 mins
INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT
In April's Sky at Night, chemist Mark Sephton revealed how we'll look for signs of Martian life in samples collected by Perseverance
![INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8942/1287218/_ZYf93d-31682317584926/INSIDE-THE-SKY-AT-NIGHT.jpg)
4 mins
The trip of my dreams
Scout Simon Shemetilo won a VIP visit to a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral
![The trip of my dreams](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8942/1287218/n3oYw9uM61682318437903/THE-TRIP-OF-MY-DREAMS.jpg)
2 mins
Capturing Milky Way THE MAGNIFICENT
Get ready for the return of late summer nights under the stars as Will Gater presents a beginners’ guide to photographing our ever-changing home Galaxy
![Capturing Milky Way THE MAGNIFICENT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8942/1287218/4EsCmmKn51682313548851/CAPTURING-MILKY-WAY-THE-MAGNIFICENT.jpg)
6 mins
The riddle of the HYPERGIANTS
New research is uncovering the weird workings of the largest stars in the Universe
![The riddle of the HYPERGIANTS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8942/1287218/7O1Bk4ymV1682314444200/THE-RIDDLE-OF-THE-HYPERGIANTS.jpg)
6 mins
The riddle of the HYPERGIANTS
New research is uncovering the weird workings of the largest stars in the Universe
![The riddle of the HYPERGIANTS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8942/1287218/a2VwpMytI1682314083189/THE-RIDDLE-OF-THE-HYPERGIANTS.jpg)
4 mins
How can we see the afterglow of th Big Bang?
Govert Schilling of cosmology's continues to explain some most confusing concepts
![How can we see the afterglow of th Big Bang?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8942/1287218/svFUuKzsO1682314818853/HOW-CAN-WE-SEE-THE-AFTERGLOW-OF-TH-BIG-BANG.jpg)
3 mins
DEEP-SKY TOUR
Everybody knows the Plough, but can you find all six Messier objects in the surrounding field?
![DEEP-SKY TOUR](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8942/1287218/gGqlIVeZK1682316915069/DEEPSKY-TOUR.jpg)
3 mins
Darkness on the moors
In search of true darkness and skies that sparkle, Jamie Carter visits Yorkshire, home of the UK's newest International Dark Sky Reserves
![Darkness on the moors](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8942/1287218/lAOARB3z81682315130825/DARKNESS-ON-THE-MOORS.jpg)
6 mins
The story of SKYLAB
Fifty years on from its launch, Jane Green takes a look back at the troubles and triumphs of the USA's trailblazing space station
![The story of SKYLAB](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8942/1287218/HjDpo8dxO1682315939520/THE-STORY-OF-SKYLAB.jpg)
7 mins
How we know that Earth isn't flat
Astronomers have known that Earth is a globe for thousands of years
![How we know that Earth isn't flat](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/8942/1287218/H5xrtFH2t1682316609264/HOW-WE-KNOW-THAT-EARTH-ISNT-FLAT.jpg)
3 mins
BBC Sky at Night Magazine Description:
Publisher: Our Media Ltd
Category: Science
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
Complementing the much-loved BBC television programme, Sky at Night Magazine is your practical guide to astronomy. Each issue features columns by renowned experts such as Sir Patrick Moore as well as in-depth cosmological features, practical observing tutorials, comprehensive equipment reviews, astrophotography master classes and much, much more. And with easy-to follow star charts and expert advice on how to get the most out of the observing month, Sky at Night Magazine is essential reading for both the novice and experienced astronomer.
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