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![WHY IS MARS STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1256846/tXJGyMm0I1679896426718/WHY-IS-MARS-STILL-VERY-MUCH-ALIVE.jpg)
WHY IS MARS STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE?
A mantle plume may be causing volcanic and seismic activity on the Red Planet
![Falling down a BLACK HOLE and ten other space experiences](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1256846/kJQA1vUTW1679895139128/FALLING-DOWN-A-BLACK-HOLE-AND-TEN-OTHER-SPACE-EXPERIENCES.jpg)
Falling down a BLACK HOLE and ten other space experiences
What would it feel like to visit some of the strangest places in space?
![EXTREME STARS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1256846/3DOqcnXuE1679893518470/EXTREME-STARS.jpg)
EXTREME STARS
From the biggest and brightest to the smallest and dimmest, we take a look at some stellar extremes
![SPACE LAB ANTARCTICA](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1256846/xoP2iwTrY1679893114968/SPACE-LAB-ANTARCTICA.jpg)
SPACE LAB ANTARCTICA
Antarctica may be at the bottom of the world, but as the coldest, driest and highest continent on Earth, it's ideal for observing the universe
![DWARF PLANET HAS A MYSTERIOUS RING](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1256846/g1QgGirm01679892937234/DWARF-PLANET-HAS-A-MYSTERIOUS-RING.jpg)
DWARF PLANET HAS A MYSTERIOUS RING
The feature is so far from the world's surface that its material should have coalesced into a moon... but somehow, it didn't
![ANDROMEDA CRASH TRIGGERED A MASS GALACTIC MIGRATION 2 BILLION YEARS AGO](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1256846/P9IfaXk9v1679892057897/ANDROMEDA-CRASH-TRIGGERED-A-MASS-GALACTIC-MIGRATION-2-BILLION-YEARS-AGO.jpg)
ANDROMEDA CRASH TRIGGERED A MASS GALACTIC MIGRATION 2 BILLION YEARS AGO
The influx of stars into our neighbouring galaxy reflects a violent event in the Milky Way's past
![Dr Thomas Zurbuchen "Finding life elsewhere is critical"](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1256846/olzoJgfQ41679891648548/DR-THOMAS-ZURBUCHEN-FINDING-LIFE-ELSEWHERE-IS-CRITICAL.jpg)
Dr Thomas Zurbuchen "Finding life elsewhere is critical"
The man known as Dr Z stepped down as head of NASA's Science Mission Directorate on 31 December 2022, having served in the post for six years a longer continuous term than any of his predecessors
![MICROBOT EXPLORERS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1256846/-ZRx68zlL1679891236000/MICROBOT-EXPLORERS.jpg)
MICROBOT EXPLORERS
A new generation of all-access planetary probes will delve further than ever before
![TIME IS IT AN ILLUSION?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1256846/iab9AH_9P1679890255272/TIME-IS-IT-AN-ILLUSION.jpg)
TIME IS IT AN ILLUSION?
TIME IS ONE OF THE MOST PUZZLING PHENOMENA IN THE UNIVERSE. HERE WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE LATEST IDEAS ABOUT ITS NATURE AND ORIGINS
![JOHN M. GRUNSFELD](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1063228/lP4vsZPrx1663746412622/JOHN-M-GRUNSFELD.jpg)
JOHN M. GRUNSFELD
The valiant journeys of Hubble’s keeper
![SUPERNOVA WRECKAGE BLASTS OUT COSMIC RAYS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1063228/VvPid2TWK1663745847696/SUPERNOVA-WRECKAGE-BLASTS-OUT-COSMIC-RAYS.jpg)
SUPERNOVA WRECKAGE BLASTS OUT COSMIC RAYS
Astronomers tracked cosmic rays to objects that launch particles with energy ten times greater than the Large Hadron Collider
![VENUS SULPHIDE MYSTERY MAY HAVE BEEN SOLVED](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1063228/e9hqzuauY1663745439281/VENUS-SULPHIDE-MYSTERY-MAY-HAVE-BEEN-SOLVED.jpg)
VENUS SULPHIDE MYSTERY MAY HAVE BEEN SOLVED
Computational methods can help us understand exotic chemical processes in planetary atmospheres
![Colliding black holes could clock the universe’s expansion rate](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1063228/XvT3h3dJj1663745300487/COLLIDING-BLACK-HOLES-COULD-CLOCK-THE-UNIVERSES-EXPANSION-RATE.jpg)
Colliding black holes could clock the universe’s expansion rate
Scientists may have found a way of using the collisions of black holes to measure the rate at which the universe is expanding. The violent mergers of black holes launch ripples in space-time called gravitational waves, and a new technique measures changes in these signals that occur as they experience the universe’s expansion.
![CELESTRON POWERSEEKER 127EQ](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1063228/5T9rjRu2z1663744539035/CELESTRON-POWERSEEKER-127EQ.jpg)
CELESTRON POWERSEEKER 127EQ
This impressive telescope’s aperture and equatorial mount make it tempting to beginner astronomers
![MOON PROFILE - EUROPA](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1063228/NsWaR1L9F1663744121864/MOON-PROFILE-EUROPA.jpg)
MOON PROFILE - EUROPA
One of the Solar System’s famous ocean worlds is an exciting prospect for further exploration
![Simon Morden - “If life is simply a question of the right environment, then yes, Mars had life”](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1063228/EcxSdZpj91663743680102/SIMON-MORDEN-IF-LIFE-IS-SIMPLY-A-QUESTION-OF-THE-RIGHT-ENVIRONMENT-THEN-YES-MARS-HAD-LIFE.jpg)
Simon Morden - “If life is simply a question of the right environment, then yes, Mars had life”
Planetary scientist and award-winning sciencefiction writer Dr Simon Morden talks to All About Space about his obsession with Mars and his latest science-fact book on the Red Planet
![20 UNIVERSE MYTHS ABUSTED](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1063228/nJxPpk5K31663742320357/20-UNIVERSE-MYTHS-ABUSTED.jpg)
20 UNIVERSE MYTHS ABUSTED
Think you know all about space? Here are 20 myths about the universe that need debunking
![HOW TO BUILD A GALAXY](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1063228/FJaPKdejS1663740390507/HOW-TO-BUILD-A-GALAXY.jpg)
HOW TO BUILD A GALAXY
The making of these billion-star structures has been puzzling astronomers for decades. All About Space puts together the pieces for building a galaxy
![10 SPACECRAFT THAT CHANGED THE WORLD](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1063228/ytPA8fMNG1663739758182/10-SPACECRAFT-THAT-CHANGED-THE-WORLD.jpg)
10 SPACECRAFT THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
The past, present and future of the world’s greatest spacecraft, from the early pioneers to the modern marvels
![SPACE VOLCANOES](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1063228/5tISA0wf-1663739197675/SPACE-VOLCANOES.jpg)
SPACE VOLCANOES
From Venus to Mars and the moons around far-flung planets, volcanoes have helped shape the bodies of our Solar System
![MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE - WHY DO ASTRONAUTS EXPERIENCE MUSCLE LOSS?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1063228/8tsBSvBe81663738484255/MYSTERIES-OF-THE-UNIVERSE-WHY-DO-ASTRONAUTS-EXPERIENCE-MUSCLE-LOSS.jpg)
MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE - WHY DO ASTRONAUTS EXPERIENCE MUSCLE LOSS?
Discover how sending worms into space is helping unlock ways for humans to spend longer beyond Earth
![Robert Woodrow Wilson - “Dicke put the phone down and said… ‘Boys, we’ve been scooped!’”](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1036834/TrVS-3oKA1661250820537/ROBERT-WOODROW-WILSON-DICKE-PUT-THE-PHONE-DOWN-AND-SAID-BOYS-WEVE-BEEN-SCOOPED.jpg)
Robert Woodrow Wilson - “Dicke put the phone down and said… ‘Boys, we’ve been scooped!’”
When radiation left over from the heat of the Big Bang was discovered by astronomers Robert Wilson and Arno Penzias in 1964, it caused a revolution in cosmology. All About Space catches up with the Nobel prizewinning Wilson to uncover just how much
![GAMMA-RAY OBSERVATORY](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1036834/ipQl9RB561661249297882/GAMMARAY-OBSERVATORY.jpg)
GAMMA-RAY OBSERVATORY
This far-sighted next-generation telescope array may help answer some of the universe's biggest mysteries
![FOCUS ON - WEBB TELESCOPE TO GET BEST VIEW YET OF FAILED STARS AND ROGUE WORLDS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1036834/ryz3f6WEm1661248743608/FOCUS-ON-WEBB-TELESCOPE-TO-GET-BEST-VIEW-YET-OF-FAILED-STARS-AND-ROGUE-WORLDS.jpg)
FOCUS ON - WEBB TELESCOPE TO GET BEST VIEW YET OF FAILED STARS AND ROGUE WORLDS
Not much is known about these tiny celestial bodies, which are hard to see
![FOCUS ON GAMMA-RAY BURSTS MIGHT BE MUCH RARER THAN WE THOUGHT.](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1036834/e_q43tHhM1661248562066/FOCUS-ON-GAMMARAY-BURSTS-MIGHT-BE-MUCH-RARER-THAN-WE-THOUGHT.jpg)
FOCUS ON GAMMA-RAY BURSTS MIGHT BE MUCH RARER THAN WE THOUGHT.
Simulations of black hole birth are unlocking the secrets of these bright-light phenomena
![USER MANUAL - MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER (MRO)](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1036834/kxUgLtGBW1661248090951/USER-MANUAL-MARS-RECONNAISSANCE-ORBITER-MRO.jpg)
USER MANUAL - MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER (MRO)
From the fascination it has provided the field of astronomy with for centuries, to the secrets it has yielded since the first Mars mission in 1960, the Red Planet remains an elusive and esoteric point in the night sky.
![INSTANT EXPERT - HOW MANY TYPES OF SPACE STATION ARE THERE?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1036834/W2HOUsT5t1661247636372/INSTANT-EXPERT-HOW-MANY-TYPES-OF-SPACE-STATION-ARE-THERE.jpg)
INSTANT EXPERT - HOW MANY TYPES OF SPACE STATION ARE THERE?
The ISS is the largest and best-known space station, but it is not the first or the last in space
![20 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT THE UNIVERSE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1036834/NN3BU12Tz1661246319378/20-AMAZING-FACTS-ABOUT-THE-UNIVERSE.jpg)
20 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT THE UNIVERSE
From the size of hypergiant stars to the weird effects of space travel on the human body, prepare to have your mind blown by the awesome cosmos we live in
![NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1036834/scctkvuVS1661241689676/NAKED-EYE-AND-BINOCULAR-TARGETS.jpg)
NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS
Summer skies are full of celestial wonders, particularly in Cygnus and Aquarius
![MOON TOUR - ERATOSTHENES CRATER](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15256/1036834/vRHLuKrD_1661241619453/MOON-TOUR-ERATOSTHENES-CRATER.jpg)
MOON TOUR - ERATOSTHENES CRATER
Make the most of this well-defined asteroid impact