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ISSUE 133 We’re heading into late summer, and

Mysterious fast radio bursts could reveal hidden matter around galaxies

An artist’s impression of a fast radio burst

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WHAT’S IN THE SKY?

What to look out for during this observing period

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Webb’s first deep field

New James Webb image releases © NASA, ESA,

Carina Nebula

New James Webb image releases © NASA, ESA,

Stephan’s Quintet

New James Webb image releases © NASA, ESA,

Southern Ring Nebula

Webb’s second image displays the Southern Ring Nebula.

Chinese project will bounce signals off asteroids to see how dangerous they are to Earth

A leading Chinese university has begun constructing an

Higgs boson behaves just as expected, ‘comprehensive studies’ confirm

The ATLAS instrument at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider

Mars spacecraft may have to dig deeper than thought to find traces of life

Mars rovers may have to dig deeper to

ALIEN STORMS

INCREDIBLE WEATHER ON OTHER WORLDS IS OUR SUN BECOMING MORE DEADLY? WHAT CAUSES THEM

DUST STORMS THAT COVER THE PLANET

Now, this is really bad weather – adust

HURRICANES BIGGER THAN EARTH

Easily one of the most famous storms in

THE VIOLENT POLAR VORTEX

Around once every Saturn year (roughly 30 Earth

DEADLY METHANE RAIN

With a surface pressure almost one and a

WINDS AT TWICE THE SPEED OF SOUND

We’ve all witnessed strong winds here on Earth,

GAMMA-RAY OBSERVATORY

This far-sighted next-generation telescope array may help answer some of the universe’s biggest mysteries

“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

NASA’S DART MISSION MIGHT COMPLETELY DEFORM SMALL MOONLET

A new study finds that the spacecraft’s impact could be stronger than expected

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

GAMMA-RAY BURSTS MIGHT BE MUCH RARER THAN WE THOUGHT

Simulations of black hole birth are unlocking the secrets of these bright-light phenomena

THE SEARCH FOR WORMHOLES

All About Space joins the teams of scientists searching for wormholes in an attempt to uncover the facts behind the science fiction

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

DID SCIENTISTS IN CHINA REALLY RECEIVE SIGNALS FROM ALIENS?

Chinese researchers reported three suspicious signals, potentially from an extraterrestrial civilisation… then the report was pulled

How will Earth end?

Earth has bounced back after disasters in the

BACKYARD ASTRONOMY ON A BUDGET

All About Space brings you all of the fun of astronomy without breaking the bank

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

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER (MRO)

The MRO was launched in response to NASA’s

MAP THE MARTIAN SURFACE

1 Providing some context The MRO uses the

PLANETARIUM

ILLUMINATION PERCENTAGE PLANET POSITIONS A

THIS MONTH’S PLANETS

Mars prepares for opposition in the summer sky, while the gas planets will also be an easy catch in the evening

ERATOSTHENES CRATER

Make the most of this welldefined asteroid impact

NAKED EYE AND BINOCULAR TARGETS

Summer skies are full of celestial wonders, particularly in Cygnus and Aquarius

DIVING DEEP INTO THE SUMMER SKY

Find the ghostly remains of dead stars, glittering ancient star clusters and a spectacular distant galaxy

THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

Galaxies and globular clusters are easy pickings with binoculars and telescopes

ASTROSHOTS OF THE MONTH

California Nebula (NGC 1499) Location: Colorado Telescope: Takahashi

MOVE SHOOT MOVE STAR TRACKER

A perfect place to start for aspiring astrophotographers, but how does it hold up in real life?

IN THE SHOPS: LEGO SETS

Pick your next set from this excellent space-themed selection