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Issue 124

A second look

YOUR FIRST CONTACT WITH THE UNIVERSE

Mars’ icy past revealed

YOUR FIRST CONTACT WITH THE UNIVERSE

A stellar view

YOUR FIRST CONTACT WITH THE UNIVERSE

HABITABLE EXOPLANETS, BLACK HOLES AND INCLUSIVITY ARE TOP PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT DECADE

YOUR FIRST CONTACT WITH THE UNIVERSE

NEW MISSION WILL MEASURE HOW MUCH HEAT EARTH IS TRAPPING FROM CLIMATE CHANGE

The new mission will monitor how much energy

ASTRONOMERS DETECT WATER IN ONE OF THE OLDEST KNOWN GALAXIES

Astronomers have detected traces of water in one

A MASSIVE COMET EXPLODING OVER CHILE 12,000 YEARS AGO MAY HAVE CREATED STRANGE GLASSY ROCKS

YOUR FIRST CONTACT WITH THE UNIVERSE

WEIRD COSMIC OBJECT KEEPS EXPLODING OVER AND OVER, AND SCIENTISTS DON’T KNOW WHY

FRB 121102 is the most active of its

NASA PICKS LANDING SITE AT THE MOON’S SOUTH POLE FOR ICEDRILLING ROBOT

NASA has set its sights on the Moon’s

MARS

WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE FOURTH ROCK FROM THE SUN EVERY DAY

BIO

Ben Turner

“WE CAN BE AMAZING IF WE WANT TO BE”

Turner takes us behind the scenes of his docuseries Among the Stars, available now on Disney+

PLUTO’S ATMOSPHERE IS STARTING TO DISAPPEAR

The dwarf’s nitrogen-rich atmosphere is going through a strange transformation

THESE ARE THE MOST SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE SPACE MOVIES WE’VE SEEN… YOU WON’T FIND ARMAGEDDON ANYWHERE NEAR THIS LIST

@Getty P ut away your warp drives

NEW SATELLITE CONSTELLATION TO TRACK GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

The new mission will monitor human-made emissions from orbit

LARGEST COMET EVER DISCOVERED IS HEADED OUR WAY

Bernardinelli-Bernstein is making its trip towards the Sun

14 INCREDIBLE GALAXIES

OUT BEYOND OUR MILKY WAY THERE ARE GALAXIES SHAPED LIKE JELLYFISH, GALAXIES THAT CONSUME OTHERS AND GALAXIES THAT SEEM TO LACK THE DARK MATTER THAT PERVADES THE REST OF THE UNIVERSE

FRESH MOON ROCKS ARE YOUNGER THAN THE APOLLO SAMPLES

Chang’e 5’s delivery has brought new insights about our celestial companion

WHY IS GAS MISSING ON URANUS AND NEPTUNE?

We might have an explanation for why the two ice giants don’t have the expected levels of ammonia

HOW MUSHBALLS FORM

The theory is based on a discovery that mushballs form high in Jupiter’s atmosphere

THE THEORIES

Why is there a lack of ammonia in Neptune and Uranus’ atmospheres?

BABY PLANETS MARINATE IN A LIFE-GIVING CYANIDE ‘SOUP’

New data may have filled gaps in our understanding of planet formation

ASK SPACE

Our experts answer your questions

ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY FOR BEGINNERS

IN THIS GUIDE, WE COVER EVERYTHING FROM CAMERA SETTINGS TO EQUIPMENT TO EDITING TIPS

Top tips and advice

Tricks to make your astrophotography images really stand out

TOP TARGETS FOR BEGINNERS

The Pleiades (Messier 45) Constellation: Taurus Also known

DART MISSION

NASA’s DART mission will conduct an asteroid redirection test

WHAT’S IN THE SKY?

In this issue…

THIS MONTH’S PLANETS

Look out for a bright ‘Christmas star’ gracing the evening sky this holiday season

EDDINGTON CRATER

Challenge yourself this month by locating one of the trickiest impacts on the lunar surface

NAKED EYE & BINOCULAR TARGETS

There's a wealth of winter wonders to enjoy gazing at this December

ORION’S DEEP-SPACE TREASURES

The mighty Hunter has a horde of little-known treasures for you to track down and enjoy

THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

There’s an impressive array of targets to enjoy, including galaxies, nebulae and vibrant double stars

ASTROSHOTS OF THE MONTH

Get featured in All About Space by sending your astrophotography images to space@spaceanswers.com

CANON EOS RA

This DSLR gives astrophotographers and landscape photographers everything they need to capture the colours in their work

CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE

With the holiday season just around the corner, All About Space selects presents that are sure to delight any space fan

JAMES ‘JIM’ LOVELL

A space veteran who completed four impressive missions, including the ill-fated Apollo 13